KINSHASA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) will negotiate a solution with neighboring Sudan following the recent border conflict over the delimitation of Kimba in the northeastern province of Orientale, the local governor says.

Provincial Governor Autsai Asenga made the remarks during an interview with the press on Sunday, saying a Congolese delegation would begin discussions with its the Sudanese counterpart to settle the issue.

Last week, the elements of the Sudanese People's Liberation Army started constructing an administrative office in Kimba village, which they claimed to be part of the Sudanese territory of Morobu.

In DR Congo, the customary authority termed this as an act of aggression, insisting that Kimba is entirely Congolese territory located 200 meters from the border separating the two African countries.