Shillong, Jan 28: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Friday informed that he will be meeting Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday to finalize the border agreement for the first six areas of difference shared between the two states.

After chairing a cabinet meeting on Friday, Sangma said, “We have also updated the cabinet on the border issue. We will be meeting the Assam chief minister tomorrow evening at about 4.30pm – 5pm in Guwahati.”

“We are hopeful that once the meeting is over we will be able to come to a final conclusion on this first six locations we are trying to resolve,” he added.

On Thursday, Sangma had informed that Meghalaya and Assam governments are waiting for the Union Home Minister Amit Shah to again call for a joint meeting to finalize the border agreement on the six areas of difference shared between the two states.

“He (Shah) has already told us that he would call us towards the end of this month or early next month, we will wait for that,” Sangma said.

He informed that almost 98 percent agreement has been reached on all the six areas of difference while another two or three percent is left (for decision).

The six areas of difference under the first phase include Tarabari (4.69 sq km), Gizang (13.53 sq km), Hahim (3.51 sq km), Boklapara (1.57 sq kms), Khanapara-Pilangkata (2.29 sq kms) and Ratacherra (11.20 sq kms).