PM Modi to visit Bhutan next week
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IBNS): At the invitation of his Bhutanese counterpart Dr. Lotay Tshering, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the neighbouring country on August 17-18.
A Ministry of External Affairs statement says, "The visit reflects the high priority that the Government of India attaches to its relations with Bhutan, India’s trusted friend and neighbour. Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Bhutan, very early in his second term, is in line with GoI’s continued emphasis on its ‘Neighbourhood First Policy’."
During the visit, the Prime Minister is expected to receive audiences with H.M. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the King of Bhutan and H.M. Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth King of Bhutan and hold talks with the Prime Minister of Bhutan, Dr. Lotay Tshering.
"India and Bhutan share a special and time-tested partnership, anchored in mutual understanding and respect and reinforced by a shared cultural heritage and strong people to people links.
The visit is in keeping with the tradition of regular high-level exchanges between the two countries and provides an opportunity to the two sides to discuss ways to further strengthen and diversify the bilateral partnership, including economic and development co-operation, hydro-power co-operation, people-to-people-ties as well as share views on regional matters and other issues of mutual interest," the statement further reads.
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