New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- Days after the Centre signed a landmark tripartite agreement with Kuki-Zo insurgent groups and the Manipur government to renew the Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement, the SoO groups released a statement on Sunday, stating that future talks with the Centre would focus on the demand for a political solution. The statement issued by two umbrella bodies, the Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and the United People's Front (UPF), which represents 24 insurgent groups, was released on Sunday evening. Their statement on Sunday said that while the agreement states that the SoO pact will be followed by a "negotiated political settlement under the Constitution of India" in a time-bound manner, the government statement said - ...