India, March 2 -- Nagaland governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Monday said the state government remains committed to the peaceful settlement of the Naga political issue.

Delivering his maiden address in the state assembly, the governor highlighted the recent meeting of chief minister Neiphiu Rio with Union home minister Amit Shah, pushing for dialogue and peace process by appointing an interlocutor of political or ministerial level to expedite the talks.

The state government has constituted a Political Affairs Committee (PAC) consisting of all the elected members representing all the tribes, political parties, and the two Members of Parliament (MPs) from Nagaland, for facilitating and giving an impetus to the efforts being made to arrive at a...