Make details of Amsterdam talks public: Jamir

kohima: nagaland chief minister s c jamir on monday reiterated that both the centre and the issac-muivah faction of the national socialist council of nagaland (nscn) should clarify what had exactly transpired during the discussions between the centre's representative k padmanabhaiah and the nscn (i-m)'s collective leadership at amsterdam. "whatever discussions had taken place should be made public as soon as possible.we must wait for their clarifications. unless that comes through and the real picture emerges, let us wait and watch the situation," jamir said at his official residence here. according to the cm, the state government wanted to make the ceasefire a reality in nagaland. "this should benefit all the people of the state. that is why if it is a ceasefire, we should not make a mockery of it. people should be really able to feel that it is a ceasefire in the proper way," he observed. jamir also appealed to the people of both nagaland and manipur not to take any step till both the parties the centre and the nscn (im) clarified their respective stands. "let us first clarify which of the stands is correct. of course, if the decision had been mutual, it would not affect the situation in any way," the cm explained. regarding the appointment of a new central mediator to negotiate with the nscn (im), jamir said: "the person should be an eminent figure from mainland india, who has extensive knowledge about the north-east and the naga problem." asked whether the nagas, who have been displaced from manipur, would be given refugee status, he clarified that they were not refugees and had only temporarily taken shelter with friends and relatives in the state. he also maintained that there would be no backlash or violence as the state government would ensure that the people do not have to face such a situation. meanwhile, at a meeting of the coordination committee, comprising the apexstudents' union of the state's commercial township of dimapur, the dimapur naga students union (dnusu), leaders of all the tribal groups and the naga mothers on monday decided to form a protest committee to start an agitation against the centre's decision to review the ceasefire decision. dnsu president pushika aomi said that a mass protest rally would be organised at dimapur on august 3. a memorandum, expressing resentment against the ceasefire review decision, would also be sent to prime minister atal bihari vajpayee through the deputy commissioner of dimapur.