Overseas Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra known as on Bhutan Overseas Minister Lyonpo D.N. Dhungyel, in Thimphu.
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Overseas Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra on January 30 known as on Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and mentioned methods to additional deepen the “distinctive ties of friendship” between the 2 nations.
Mr. Kwatra arrived in Thimphu on Monday on a three-day journey, within the first high-level go to from India after the formation of a brand new authorities beneath Individuals’s Democratic Celebration (PDP) chief Tshering Tobgay.
“The go to is consistent with the well-established custom of standard exchanges between Bhutan and India, and to additional strengthen the prevailing shut ties of friendship and cooperation between the 2 nations,” the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) mentioned in a press release in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Following his assembly with the King, Mr. Kwatra posted on X: “An honour to obtain the viewers from His Majesty the King of Bhutan and profit from his steerage on methods to additional deepen the India-Bhutan distinctive ties of friendship.” He additionally shared some images of the assembly.
On Monday, Mr. Kwatra known as on Prime Minister Tobgay on the Prime Minister’s Workplace in Gyalyong Tshogkhang. The assembly mentioned varied areas of mutual curiosity and cooperation between Bhutan and India.
The Prime Minister additionally hosted a dinner for the Overseas Secretary and his delegation at his residence.
Throughout his Bhutan go to, Mr. Kwatra additionally held bilateral consultations with Overseas Secretary of Bhutan Aum Pema Choden. A large-ranging dialogue on multifaceted cooperation between India and Bhutan in growth partnership, area, vitality, commerce, know-how, financial ties, and people-to-people ties, the Indian embassy right here mentioned on Monday.
The Overseas Secretary’s Bhutan go to “supplied a chance for wide-ranging discussions on all elements of the bilateral relationship together with growth partnership, thirteenth 5 12 months Plan, cooperation in vitality, commerce, know-how, connectivity, infrastructure, financial ties, and people-to-people connections between the 2 nations,” the MEA assertion mentioned.
Mr. Kwatra’s go to comes in opposition to the backdrop of China and Bhutan an expeditious decision of their festering boundary row that might have implications for India’s safety pursuits.
