CM Conrad Sangma said that successive governments have always maintained the status quo on the inter-state boundary issues
CM Sarma said that when it came to resolving border issues, Assam has to play the role of an elder brother.
The decades-old Nagaland and Assam border dispute cases have been pending in the Supreme Court for several years.
Allegations are that Assam has constructed a 1.23 km road well within the territory of Meghalaya in the Ri Bhoi district
“This is a gesture by our government to ensure that both the governments are able to bring in neutrality,” CM Conrad Sangma said.
Both the governments are working in close co-ordination on confidence building measures so that the matter can be pursued further
Assam CM Sarma said that now regional committees will visit the disputed sites, based on which they will submit their reports to their respective Chief Ministers
Since things are very complicated, the solution may take a long time, said CM Sangma
Dy CM Chowna Mein said that the pact signing is an example of how the state governments led by BJP can come together to work for development
Last year in July, the two states had signed the "historic" Namsai Declaration in a bid to resolve the border dispute between the two states