Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi says, he has received a formal letter from ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa expressing his outfit’s willingness to hold peace talks with the government. Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting in Guwahati, he said, the outfit's central executive council would be meeting soon and the decisions taken at the meeting will be communicated to the government for the beginning of the peace talks. Gogoi said, the talks process is moving in the right direction. Earlier, discussions were held a number of times between central government appointed interlocutor P C Haldhar and ULFA leaders when they were in jail prior to their release on bail this month.
News On AIR | January 17, 2011 12:53 PM
Assam CM received ULFA’s formal letter for talks