New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Peace talks between the Centre and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) will resume later on Tuesday based on the Framework Agreement signed on August 3, 2015.

Kohima Sep 27 PTI The Centre is keen on resolving the Naga political issue and has invited the NSCNIM to New Delhi to continue the dialogue Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio said on MondaySpeaking to reporters on the sidelines of an official programme here Rio said Union Home Minister Amit Shah has asked him and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to assist and make the Naga groups come to an understanding for a solutionOn September 21 Sarma and Rio had jointly met NSCNIM chief negotiator Th Muivah at Dimapur a day after the Centres new interlocutor AK Mishra held deliberations with him The chief minister revealed that during their meeting with Muivah it was conveyed that the Centre was very keen on a solution so that peace and development can be accelerated in NagalandWe are also having consultations with the Government of India and sharing the mind of the Centre with the negotiating parties he saidRio expressed happiness that the Centre and the Naga groups have resumed negotiations to find a solution to the vexed Naga political problemThe negotiations had been stalled because of differences in opinions on some issues for about two years but after a long time both the Centre and NSCNIM have agreed to resume the talks with the new interlocutor Mishra he saidMaintaining that there would be only one interlocutor from the Centre to talk to all the Naga groups Rio said Mishra has come to Dimapur recently and held initial discussions with NSCNIM and the Working Committee of seven Naga National Political Groups NNPGsThe Centre has been holding negotiations with NSCNIM since 1997 and inked the Framework Agreement on August 3 2015 while parallel dialogue commenced with NNPGs in 2017 with signing of the Agreed Position the same yearThere has been no progress in the talks since October 31 2019 following the announcement of the completion of negotiations with all the Naga groups by then interlocutor RN RaviOn the likely reshuffle of his cabinet following the formation of the United Democratic Alliance UDA of Nagaland -- also comprising the opposition Naga Peoples Front NPF Rio said it is in discussionWe are not in a hurry as we have come together on Naga political issue Let the resumption of the talks and things get in order after which we will think about the opposition-less government he said PTI NBS SOM SOM