SHILLONG: Chief Secretary Y. Tsering has decided to pursue the border talks with Assam.
“I will communicate with my Assam counterpart on the need to carry on with the border talks,” Tsering told reporters on Tuesday.
He hoped that dialogue by both Assam and Meghalaya will help in addressing the issue.
During the chief ministerial level talks held in Guwahati on April 1 this year, the chief secretaries of both the states were asked to further carry on with the talks.
During the meeting, Meghalaya had referred to the documents submitted with regard to the 12 areas of difference.
Meghalaya had submitted documents and maps on its claim to the 12 areas of difference – Upper Tarabari, Gizang Reserve Forest, Hahim, Langpih, Borduar, Boklapara, Nongwah-Matamur, Khanapara-Pillangkata, Desdemoreah, Block I and Block II, Khanduli-Psiar and Ratacherra.
The chief ministerial level meeting wanted the chief secretaries of both the states to further examine the documents and also to explore the need to have a boundary commission.
After these issues are examined at the level of chief secretaries, further chief ministerial level meetings will be held.
