New Delhi, December 22: NSCN-IM general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah, currently in the national capital, is likely to meet top Government leaders including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh soon to iron out differences on settling the six-decade-old Naga insurgency.

Muivah, who arrived here on Wednesday night from Amsterdam, is expected to meet Home Minister Shivraj Patil, Labour Minister Oscar Fernandes who heads the Group of Ministers on the Naga issue and Centre's interlocutor K Padmanabhiah next week to carry forward the peace process.

"No programme has been fixed yet.

There may be some meetings (with the Prime Minister and Home Minister).

Right now Muivah is taking rest," NSCN-IM leader Phungthing Shimrang told PTI today.

Shimrang, who heads the Ceasefire Monitoring Cell of the rebels in Nagaland, is coordinating Muivah's visit.

Muivah will celebrate Christmas here and visit Nagaland early next year.

"He will be in Delhi for Christmas," Shimrang said.

NSCN-IM chairman Isak Chisi Swu is expected to join Muivah here in the first week of January.

Muivah, who is visiting India after a gap of about 18 months, will stay in the country for about two months.

During his discussions with the Govt, Muivah is expected to raise the issue of a federal relationship between "Greater Nagaland" and New Delhia throny issue for the Centre.

Shortly after his arrival, Muivah referred to the issue in his address to Naga students at the airport here.

"Nagas have a unique history and want a federal relationship between India and Nagalim.

Let us not forget that we have our own rights.

What is ours, we must have it," he said.

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