Agnivesh offers to mediate over Italians abducted by Maoists

March 19, 2012 14:23

Swami Agnivesh today offered to mediate between Maoists and the Odisha government for the release of two Italians taken hostage by the Left extremists.
Appealing to the Maoists not to harm the Italians, he said Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik should take an active role in the negotiation process.

"I offer to mediate between the two sides for the release of two hostages," Agnivesh, who has in the past mediated between the government and Maoists. He said it was for the first time that the Maoists have targeted foreign nationals.

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