September 20, 2024

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We’re in a position with Assam for out-of-court agreement of border dispute: Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio

By way of PTI

KOHIMA: The governments of Nagaland and Assam are in a position for an out-of-court agreement of the long-pending inter-state boundary dispute between the 2 northeastern neighbours, Nagaland Leader Minister Neiphiu Rio mentioned right here on Monday.

Rio mentioned that Nagaland and Assam delegations are more likely to meet Union House Minister Amit Shah in February to talk about and formulate the best way to cross concerning the agreement.

The Nagaland Meeting’s make a selection committee to inspect the border factor held an hour-and-a-half closed-door assembly, an afternoon after Rio, his deputy Y Patton and NPF legislature birthday party chief TR Zeilang met Assam Leader Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at Guwahati on Sunday.

“We had long past to Guwahati and had fruitful discussions at the border factor with Sarma. Nagaland and Assam had collectively taken up the topic with Union House Minister Amit Shah on December 23, 2020. Each the state governments are in favour of an out-of-court agreement, and possibly our groups will meet Shah within the first a part of February to talk about and formulate the best way to cross about it,” Rio informed newshounds right here.

The problem of royalty on petroleum and herbal fuel alongside the Assam-Nagaland border was once additionally mentioned. “If we get to the bottom of the border dispute and the problem of royalty, it is going to be just right for either side as we’re going to stay neighbours,” Rio added.