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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that a meeting with his Mizoram counterpart Zoramthanga was held at Union home minister Amit Shah’s residence in the national capital in which it was decided that governments of the two states have decided to maintain peace and tranquility along the border.
Speaking to ANI after the meeting, Sarma said that it was decided that both the state governments would constitute two teams to initiate talks for ‘permanent peace.’
The Assam chief minister further said that besides the team level talks, talks would be held at the chief ministerial level at intervals.
“The discussions would happen at the chief ministerial level at intervals. This decision has been taken in the presence of Union home minister Amit Shah,” he said.
“Both of us met home minister Amit Shah, we discussed everything during the meeting. Both the state governments decided to maintain peace and tranquillity on the Assam-Mizoram border. Both governments will deal with the entire process very sensitively,” he said.
When asked whether during the discussion if there were any issues in which the two states had differences, “No, not at all. Both of us share very good relations and so does both of our states.”
Sarma and Zoramthanga had on Thursday met over dinner in New Delhi.
