Imphal, April 2 -- Ahead of the Ministry of Home Affairs' scheduled talks between the warring groups - the Kuki-Zo and Meetei communities on April 5 in Delhi, the Kuki Zo leaders across Kangpokpi district of Manipur have set three non-negotiable preconditions for cessation of hostilities.

The declaration for cessation of hostilities came after a consultation meeting organized by the Committee on Tribal Unity (CoTU), Kangpokpi in the presence of the Kuki-Zo Council, the apex political platform representing the Kuki-Zo people on Tuesday.

The three pre-conditions included no movement of Meetei individuals in Kuki-Zo-dominated areas and vice versa; initiation of meaningful and structured dialogue during the cessation of hostility; and to ob...