Guwahati, June 27 -- Assam and Meghalaya plan to sign a second Memorandum of Understanding before August 15 to resolve the long-standing boundary dispute between the two states, said Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government spokesperson and cabinet minister Paul Lyngdoh announced on Friday.

This upcoming pact follows the first agreement in 2022, which successfully settled disputes in six of the 12 contested areas along the interstate boundary.

Lyngdoh told a news agency that the new agreement aims to place five villages in the disputed Ri Bhoi district firmly under Meghalaya's jurisdiction. "This marks a major advance in resolving the border dispute," he said, crediting continued negotiations with Assam for the breakthrough.

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