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05/19/2008: "SPEECH OF MR. ISAK CHISHI SWU, CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL SOCIALIST COUNCIL OF NAGALIM, IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, UNPO HELD AT 16/17 May in Brussels BELGIUM."

SPEECH OF MR. ISAK CHISHI SWU, CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL SOCIALIST COUNCIL OF NAGALIM, IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, UNPO HELD AT 16/17 May in Brussels BELGIUM.


Respected chairperson, members of the house, ladies and gentlemen.

First of all, I bring greetings to you all gathered here in this august house from my Naga people. I also would like to convey Naga people's high appreciation and admiration for the positive role of the UNPO vis-à-vis the cases of its member nations. Naga people have big trust in it and hope that it will give more effort to strive and plead for the cause of the justice-denied peoples and nations in the days to come too.

UNPO being the apex political organization of the member nations, it should be political. Every member nation should also give more attention to strengthening and consolidating the position of UNPO. It requires of us to work out political and economic strategy for course of action so that the dying organization is rescued from being succumbed to the policy of the adversaries.

The authorities of the UNPO should take more pain in advocating for the cases of the member nations in the UN, EU and USA as resolved in the last assembly. The case of the Nagas has become a matter of great concern that requires of utmost attention. Even if we are deeply committed to negotiated settlement we cannot see any tangible result from eleven years negotiation with the Government of India mainly on account of lack of political will on the part of the latter. It is so because while officially talking with NSCN the Government of India is covertly or overtly lending its support to the illegal and un-mandated armed groups who are standing in the way to peace process and solution. I hope and trust that our UNPO authorities are closely observing situation in Nagalim.

Our people are apprehensive of a large scale human rights violation in Nagalim in the event of breaking down of cease-fire. We are heading towards explosive situation. In such critical juncture UNPO must not remain a silent spectator.

To enable UNPO serve more effectively and meaningfully it is being suggested that it is expedient to set up branch offices-- one in Asia and another in Africa.

Naga people will stand solidly behind UNPO in all weathers till to the last. All dominated peoples and nations unite for a higher cause.


GOD BLESS YOU