New Delhi: Bhutan’s Prime Minister, Dasho Tshering Tobgay, who arrived within the nationwide capital on a five-day official go to to India, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his official residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. This is the primary abroad go to of the Bhutanese PM who assumed workplace in January 2024. He was acquired on the airport by Union Minister of State for Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Ashwini Choubey.
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#WATCH | Delhi | Prime Minister of Bhutan, Dasho Tshering Tobgay calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg (LKM). pic.twitter.com/Zj6QFVFNms
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Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal who welcomed the Bhutan PM stated that his go to is a testomony to the ties of friendship between the 2 international locations.
“Warm welcome to India! PM @tsheringtobgay of Bhutan arrives in New Delhi on his first overseas visit after assuming office in Jan 2024. Received by MoS @AshwiniKChoubeyat the airport. The visit of @PMBhutan is in keeping with the exemplary ties of friendship between India and Bhutan,” Jaiswal stated in a publish on X.
The Bhutan PM is accompanied by the Foreign Affairs and External Trade Minister, Energy and Natural Resources Minister, Industry, Commerce and Employment Minister, and senior officers from the Royal Government of Bhutan.
During his go to to India, Tobgay will name on President Droupadi Murmu and is anticipated to carry bilateral talks with PM Narendra Modi.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and different Indian dignitaries can even name on the Prime Minister of Bhutan.
Tobgay can also be scheduled to go to Mumbai.Â
The go to of the Prime Minister of Bhutan will present a chance for the 2 sides to evaluation the progress of their distinctive partnership and to debate methods and means to increase the enduring ties of friendship and cooperation between each nations.
In January, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra paid an official three-day go to to Bhutan throughout which he referred to as on the Bhutan Prime Minister.
India and Bhutan get pleasure from exemplary ties of friendship and cooperation, primarily based on belief, goodwill and mutual understanding in any respect ranges.
The custom of standard political and official exchanges is a vital hallmark of the particular ties of friendship and cooperation between the 2 international locations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bhutan on his first abroad go to after profitable the election in 2014. PM Modi undertook a State go to to Bhutan in August 2019, after assuming workplace for the second time period.
The King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck visited India from 14 – 16 September 2022 and met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
In April 2023, the King of Bhutan visited Delhi and met the President of India, PM and EAM. A Joint Statement titled “A Framework for Expanded India-Bhutan Partnership” was issued, which reaffirmed the energy of the distinctive ties whereas outlining concrete areas to advance the India-Bhutan partnership.
