Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma exuded confidence that very soon, all the disputes between the north-eastern states with respect to land borders will be settled.

President of India Ram Nath Kovind attended the closing ceremony of the North-East Festival.

Referring to the overall peaceful environment prevailing in the region in contrast to the scenario a decade back, Sarma thanked the Prime Minister for the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from many districts of Assam and other states of the northeast.

The Chief Minister further talked about the host of initiatives the current state governments in the region as well as the Centre have taken so as to make the residents of the region capable of walking hand-in-hand with their counterparts from the rest of the country in every walks of life. Electrification of railway lines, UDAAN scheme for civil aviation connectivity, focus on early completion of trilateral Asian highway, among others, are just a few initiatives which give our region huge strength to position itself as the gateway and the express-way to Southeast Asian countries.

The Chief Minister further exuded confidence that very soon, all the disputes between the north-eastern states with respect to land borders will be settled.

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