interlocutor

"There's a gentleman from Russia, his name is Kirill, and he had a lot to do with this. He was important. He was an important interlocutor bridging the two sides," Witkoff told reporters.

No matter how advanced it becomes, or how plausible it is as a counselor or an interlocutor, its nature as a subsidiary creation renders it a tool, not a peer.

"He is an essential interlocutor in the region," a close associate said.

“The war has made Netanyahu even less popular in the Gulf, and he’s seen as even a less legitimate interlocutor,” Krasna said.

The advisors argued that Hamas had acted in good faith by returning the live hostages and was working with various interlocutors to find and return the remains of hostages.