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| Indian rebels offer direct talks with New Delhi |
| 2006-07-02 |
| GUWAHATI: An outlawed separatist rebel group offered direct talks with the Indian government to end decades of violence in the northeastern state of Assam. "We are satisfied with the progress made in talks between the government of India and our representatives," the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) said in a statement on Saturday. The ULFA, which has been fighting for an Assamese homeland since 1979, said it awaited the release of five of its imprisoned leaders, which had been agreed upon in talks its representatives held last month with the Indian government. "We hope the assurances given by the Indian government become a reality to pave the way for direct talks," ULFA Chief Arabinda Rajkhowa said in the statement. |
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