New Delhi: Bhutan King Jigme Wangchuk arrived in India on Monday for a three-day go to on the invitation of President Droupadi Murmu.External Affairs Minister who acquired him on the airport mentioned the go to will additional strengthen the “close and unique ties” between the 2 nations. Taking to Twitter, Jaishankar wrote, “Honoured to welcome His Majesty the King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, on his arrival in India. His visit will further strengthen the close and unique India-Bhutan partnership.”
The Bhutan king is accompanied by Bhutan`s Foreign Minister Dr Tandi Dorji and different senior officers. During his go to he’ll meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu. The go to is in maintaining with the long-standing custom of normal high-level exchanges between the 2 nations.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and senior officers may also name on the King of Bhutan. The go to of King Jigme Wangchuk will give each India and Bhutan an opportunity to guage the entire vary of bilateral cooperation as the 2 nations have particular friendship and cooperation which is outlined by mutual belief and understanding.
The distinctive relationship between India and Bhutan has been preserved by a customized of frequent high-level exchanges between the 2 nations equivalent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August 2019 and Jaishankar in 2019 and April 2022.
Moreover, in January 2023, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra visited Bhutan. Earlier in February 2023, a Parliamentary Delegation from Bhutan led by Wangchuk Namgyel, Speaker of the National Assembly of Bhutan referred to as on President Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Welcoming the delegation, the President mentioned that India deeply values the multifaceted and distinctive friendship between the 2 nations.
The President famous that this 12 months Bhutan would graduate from the Least Developed Countries (LDC) group of nations and embark on the trail of turning into a High Income Economy by 2034. The fundamental framework of India-Bhutan relations is the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation signed in 1949 between the 2 nations, which was renewed in February 2007. The bilateral ties have been superior by common high-level exchanges between the 2 nations.Â
