The Meghalaya government has appointed retired IAS officer Peter S Dkhar as the interlocutor for facilitating the talks with the banned militant outfit Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC).
Retired IAS Dkhar is a former deputy commissioner of East Khasi Hills and West Jaintia Hills districts.
Retired IPS officer A.K Mishra, who is the advisor of the Union Home Ministry, will coordinate between the center and the state government on the talks with the HNLC.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma recently held a meeting with Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla in New Delhi and discussed the peace proposal by the HNLC.
