Former Nagaland chief minister and NPF leader TR Zeliang has said that the new interlocutor for the Naga peace talks โ€“ AK Mishra โ€“ can break the stalemate that has hit the talks.

Zeliang informed that following NSCN-IMโ€™s refusal to sit with RN Ravi for talks on the Naga political issue, AK Mishra was assigned to hold talks with the group.

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โ€œThere is no doubt that new interlocutor โ€“ AK Mishra can break the ice. He knows the contention of the NSCN-IM,โ€ said TR Zeliang.

He added: โ€œWith Mishra being appointed as interlocutor, the NSCN-IM must now have no issues in regards to resuming talks with the Centre.โ€

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Zeliang further said that the negotiating groups also need to accept Centreโ€™s decisions to resolve the vexed Naga political issue.

He said the appointment of AK Mishra as the interlocutor is a โ€œgood signโ€.