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    Burma frontiers' Alliance says it has no agenda of confrontation

New Delhi, June 2, 2001
Mizzima News Group (www.mizzima.com)

A recently formed umbrella of five tribal militant organizations from
India and Burma today denied that it does not have any intra-ethnic
contradictions or confrontations in its political agenda. The Indigenous
People's Revolutionary Alliance (IPRA) said that its formation aims for
peace and cultural harmony of the indigenous people of the region.

"The IPRA is basically an alliance of the indigenous groups of people
inhabiting the Indo-Bangladesh-Burma frontiers with a common political
objective of a consummate revolution ? political and culturally and make
the people realize that they are one and the same", said a statement
faxed to Mizzima today.

The IPRA was formed on last May 27 with five Zo ethnic militant groups
based along the borders of India, Burma and Bangladesh. It consisted of
Zomi Reunification Organization (ZRO), Kuki National Front (P), Kuki
National Front (MC), Hmar People's Convention ? Democrats (HPC-D) and
Kuki National Army (KNA).

Quoting the police sources, a daily newspaper published in Manipur State
today mentioned that IPRA is formed basically to fight unitedly against
Naga and Meitei insurgent groups in Manipur.

"We strongly denied this baseless version of disinformation. It (the
report) is misleading. We formed the IPRA with the main objective of the
indigenous peoples to live together and not to disturb each other", said
Mr. Thanlianpau, chairman of the IPRA.

Mr. Thanlianpau was elected as a Member of Parliament in the 1990
elections in Burma and he is also president of Zomi Reunification
Organization (ZRO), which is based on India-Burma border.

"IPRA is for peace and cultural harmony of the indigenous people of the
region and a lasting peace in the region", he said. " The IPRA is
initiating tireless efforts to bring lasting peace and harmony among
Naga-Kuki brothers".



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<center><b><u><font color="#3333FF"><font size=+1>Burma frontiers' Alliance
says it has no agenda of confrontation</font></font></u></b></center>

<p><font color="#FF0000"><font size=+1>New Delhi, June 2, 2001</font></font>
<br><font color="#FF0000"><font size=+1>Mizzima News Group <a href="http://www.mizzima.com";>(www.mizzima.com)</a></font></font>
<p><font size=+1>A recently formed umbrella of five tribal militant organizations
from India and Burma today denied that it does not have any intra-ethnic
contradictions or confrontations in its political agenda. The Indigenous
People's Revolutionary Alliance (IPRA) said that its formation aims for
peace and cultural harmony of the indigenous people of the region.</font>
<p><font size=+1>"The IPRA is basically an alliance of the indigenous groups
of people inhabiting the Indo-Bangladesh-Burma frontiers with a common
political objective of a consummate revolution ? political and culturally
and make the people realize that they are one and the same", said a statement
faxed to Mizzima today.</font>
<p><font size=+1>The IPRA was formed on last May 27 with five Zo ethnic
militant groups based along the borders of India, Burma and Bangladesh.
It consisted of Zomi Reunification Organization (ZRO), Kuki National Front
(P), Kuki National Front (MC), Hmar People's Convention ? Democrats (HPC-D)
and Kuki National Army (KNA).</font>
<p><font size=+1>Quoting the police sources, a daily newspaper published
in Manipur State today mentioned that IPRA is formed basically to fight
unitedly against Naga and Meitei insurgent groups in Manipur.</font>
<p><font size=+1>"We strongly denied this baseless version of disinformation.
It (the report) is misleading. We formed the IPRA with the main objective
of the indigenous peoples to live together and not to disturb each other",
said Mr. Thanlianpau, chairman of the IPRA.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Mr. Thanlianpau was elected as a Member of Parliament
in the 1990 elections in Burma and he is also president of Zomi Reunification
Organization (ZRO), which is based on India-Burma border.</font>
<p><font size=+1>"IPRA is for peace and cultural harmony of the indigenous
people of the region and a lasting peace in the region", he said. " The
IPRA is initiating tireless efforts to bring lasting peace and harmony
among Naga-Kuki brothers".</font>
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