New Delhi, June 18 (PTI) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is "hopeful" of a positive outcome of the Assam government's efforts in ending the decades-old insurgency in the state, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said.
"The prime minister is very hopeful of the peace initiatives. He is hopeful of a positive outcome," Gogoi told PTI, a day after the government gave its "green signal" to the peace talks with the banned ULFA and former Intelligence Bureau chief P C Haldar agreed to act as interlocutor.
Asked to elaborate about the "green signal", he refused to divulge details saying, "I got something very good from somebody very important.
"The interlocutor will talk to them. We will also talk. Then we will move. But there will be no talks on sovereignty demand of the outfit. The talks will be held as per provisions of the Constitution8
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