Assam, Mizoram chief ministers to meet in Delhi to resolve border dispute

Mizoram and Assam will hold chief minister-level talks in New Delhi later this month or early September to find an amicable solution to the inter-state border dispute, according to an official statement issued here on Wednesday.

The development came a day after the two northeastern states held a ministerial-level discussion to resolve the decades-old boundary dispute.

Two Assam ministers, Atul Bora and Ashok Singhal, on Wednesday met Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga here and discussed the border issue.

Zoramthanga told the visiting Assam ministers that his government would make efforts to amicably resolve the border disputes.

He laid emphasis on the importance of mutual trust and understanding between the two states.

The chief minister said the border dispute between Mizoram and Assam "can't be resolved overnight or at one time" but measures should be taken to find solutions to the problems step by step.

They assured Zoramthanga that the Assam government would take steps to resolve the border dispute in such a manner which is acceptable to the people of both states.