The center holds negotiations with the Kuki-Zo and Meitei delegations

• Organized by the Union Home Ministry, 22 months after ethnic violence in Manipur.

• Discussed short-term and long-term issues, but no final agreement reached.

• Discussed free movement of vehicles to and from Meitei-dominated valley areas and highways passing through Kuki-Zo-dominated hill areas.

• Deliberated on return of internally displaced people to their homes, subject to security arrangements.

• Ministry officials appealed to refrain from violence, return looted police weapons, and deposit other arms with security forces.

• Following Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla’s appeal, 1,063 weapons, 15,027 rounds of ammunition, 684 improvised explosive devices, and 5,971 ‘other items’ were surrendered.