The groups of NSCN have agreed to abstain from fighting and maintain ceasefire at least for next the one week in view of the two-day Naga convention for peace and reconciliation which begins here on Saturday evening.

Office bearers of Forum for Naga Re-conciliation (FNR), the organiser of the convention at Kohima local ground, said both NSCN(I-M) and GPRN/NSCN had agreed to abstain from any armed clashes and maintain ceasefire from February 20-28.

The convention aims at making the ongoing peace and reconciliation campaign more exclusive, inviting all Naga tribes and churches of different denominations from Naga-inhabited areas of North-East.

FNR, comprising churches, tribal hohos (councils) and civil society organisations, had initiated the campaign "Naga Reconciliation: A Journey of Common Hope" a year ago at the height of factional killings among underground groups in Nagaland to bring an end to the situation so that the Nagas can present a unified voice to resolve the decades-long Naga political conflict through dialogues.

Since then the Forum had a series of consultations with leaders of rival underground factions and organised many events bringing in cadres from rival camps to a common platform, resulting in scaling down of killings in the state.