Dimapur, January 20 (NNN): NSCN-IM chairman Isak Chisi Swu and its general secretary Th Muivah today consulted Naga leaders and intellectuals on the ongoing Naga peace talks at the 4th Naga Peoples� Consultative Meeting.

Addressing the gathering, Muivah said, "the NSCN welcomes the Meiteis, Dimasas, Kukis, Hmars and Karbis if they want to live together with the Nagas".

"We welcome the Meitei brothers, Kuki brothers, Dimasa brothers, Hmar brothers, Karbi brothers if they want to live together with us," said Muivah.

Muivah prior to the consultation session told the Nagas gathering at the NSCN-IM camp Hebron that the NSCN-IM would not accept anything less than sovereignty.

The NSCN-IM general secretary said that if the Government of India says it could not give sovereignty to the Nagas then cease-fire would break down and the NSCN-IM would go its way.

"If the Government of India says that the Nagas would not have sovereignty then we would tell them (GoI) to go their way and we our way," said Muivah.

The hard talking Muivah also told the gathering Nagas that the time for the Nagas had come for serious deliberation on the Naga issue.

"Naga people, this is your time to deliberate the fate of your Nation," said he.

Throughout his speech Muivah was emotional while asking the Nagas to be more serious on the ongoing Naga peace talks.

He asked the Nagas to realise their past mistakes and correct themselves and said that failing to realise their mistakes would amount to pulling down the Nagas to the zero level again.

Muivah also acknowledged that NNC founder AZ Phizo had done a lot for the Nagas and added that today because of NNC and Phizo the NSCN had come up to the present status.

However Muivah said that Shillong Accord had betrayed the Nagas for which he himself alongwith Isak Swu and others had formed the NSCN.

"Shillong Accord painted the Naga problem as a law and order problem but the Naga problem is a political one," said Muivah.

Muivah said that the Government of India had told in the past dialogues that it (GoI) recognises the Naga history.

"Now it is time for you Nagas to interpret the term.

How do you interpret that thing - recognises the Naga history", asked Muivah to the crowd.

On the unification of the Naga areas Th.Muivah said that it was by "others" who divided the Nagas and not by the Nagas so Nagas have the legitimate rights to live together as brothers and sisters.

Earlier, Isak Chisi Swu deliberated on the Naga political history.

About ten thousand Naga leaders from Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and of course from Nagaland participated in today�s meeting.

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