Mizoram, Nagaland church leaders explore peace initiative to bridge Naga-Kuki divide in Manipur

Aizawl, July 14 -- Church leaders from Mizoram and Nagaland have initiated efforts to facilitate dialogue between the Naga and Kuki-Zo communities in Manipur, as violence and tensions continue to strain relations between the two groups in the neighbouring state.

Sources in the Mizoram Kohhran Hruaitute Committee (MKHC), an umbrella body of major Christian denominations in Mizoram, said the committee met a delegation of Kuki-Zo church leaders from Manipur's Churachandpur district and representatives of the Nagaland JointChristian Forum (NJCF) in Aizawl on Tuesday to discuss possible avenues for peace-building.

The meeting centred on the prospect of opening dialogue with Naga church leaders in Manipur in an effort to ease the ongoing Naga-K...