Guwahati, Aug 6: Meghalaya and Assam would be holding the second Chief Ministerial level talk on the inter-state boundary dispute on Friday in Guwahati. Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma will be accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong, some cabinet ministers and top government officials, would be meeting the Assam delegation led by chief minister Himnata Biswa Sarma at noon.

In Guwahati today for the second meeting on Meghalaya-Assam Border Issue. Thank Hon’ble Chief Minister of Assam, Sh. @himantabiswa Ji for according a warm welcome. Look forward to positive deliberations. pic.twitter.com/Y67BeXptYu

— Conrad Sangma (@SangmaConrad) August 6, 2021

Friday’s meeting between Meghalaya and Assam is significant following the recent border skirmishes at Iongkhuli village after Assam police uprooted electric poles erected by Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited (MeECL) in the village, which Assam claimed that the area falls under Assam’s territory.

The first round of the Chief Ministerial-level talks between Sangma and his Assam counterpart HimantaBiswaSarma was in Shillong on July 23, and resolved to move “beyond status quo to solution” in regard to the long-pending boundary dispute between the two neighbouring states.

Immediately after the first round of Chief Ministerial meeting, the Meghalaya government formed a state level committee on the dispute headed by Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong.

Meghalaya and Assam have border disputes in 12 areas.

This comes a day after Assam and Mizoram held their 1st round of talks at  Aizawl yesterday after the 26th July border clashes where police forces of both says opened fire. 6 Assam policemen were dear and 45 other injured due to Mizoram Police firing.

Last week in another significant development, both Nagaland and Assam agreed to withdraw forces from disputed border sites and resolve the issue by means of dialogue.

Centre has already stated that solving long-pending inter-state border dispute in Northeast India is top on its agenda and for this satellite imagery will also be used.