AIZAWL, Feb. 10 -- Mizoram and Assam agreed to make collective efforts to resolve the long pending inter-state border dispute, an official statement said.

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswas Sarma on Friday morning invited his Mizoram counterpart Lalduhoma, who is currently camping in Guwahati, over a meal and both the leaders discussed the border issue, the statement issued by state information and public relations department said.

During the meeting, Lalduhoma and Sarma agreed to vociferously make collective efforts to resolve the border dispute between the two northeastern states, it said.

Both leaders also agreed not to create any tension and maintain peace along the borders as long as the two neighbouring states hold border talks,...