Assam, Meghalaya Sign "Historic" Agreement To Solve 50-Year-Old Dispute
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The Home Minister said with the signing of the agreement, 70 per cent of the border dispute between the two states has been resolved.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad Sangma today signed an agreement regarding their border disputes that have been pending for 50 years. The two leaders signed the pact at the Union Home Ministry in Delhi, in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah and officials from both the states and the Ministry. Historic day for the North-East. The signing of the interstate boundary settlement between the states of Assam and Meghalaya. Watch live! https://t.co/hvHL4lipun
Mr Shah called it a "historic day" and credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for focussing on the peace process in the northeast, and also its culture and development.
The pact will resolve the protracted dispute in six of the 12 places along the 884.9 km border between the two states.
