With an objective to bring peace in the north-eastern state of Assam, a tripartite agreement for Suspension of Operations against United Liberation Front of Assam(ULFA), was signed in New Delhi.
The agreement was signed among the representatives of Central and Assam Governments and ULFA leaders.
It agreed that the outfit will not carry out any seditious activity till the finding of a political solution to the complex insurgency problem while the security forces will also not take any action against the ULFA cadres.
ULFA had earlier agreed to give up violence and find a solution to the problems as perceived by them through peaceful negotiations with the Government of India and Government of Assam.