Jaishankar calls on Bhutan PM, exchanges views on current global and regional developments
The Hindu
Earlier, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar met his Bhutanese counterpart Lyonpo Tandi Dorji
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on April 29 called on Bhutan’s Prime Minister Lyonchhen Lotay Tshering in Thimphu and exchanged views on the current global and regional developments.
Jaishankar, who is here on an official visit at the invitation of his Bhutanese counterpart Lyonpo Tandi Dorji, is Bhutan's first high-level visitor from abroad since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country in March 2020.
“Pleased to call on @PMBhutan Lotay Tshering. Exchanged views on current global and regional developments that impact us all. Apprised him of the progress in our bilateral cooperation, including our development partnership,” Jaishankar said on Twitter.
Prime Minister Tshering also took to Twitter to announce his meeting with the visiting External Affairs Minister. “Delighted to have met H.E. @DrSJaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India. I am confident that this visit will foster and reaffirm the exemplary relations Bhutan and India share,” Mr. Tshering said in a tweet.
Earlier, Jaishankar met his Bhutanese counterpart Lyonpo Tandi Dorji. "Delighted to be back in Bhutan. Good to see @FMBhutan Tandi Dorji. Look forward to a productive visit," Jaishankar tweeted, sharing some photographs of his arrival in Thimphu.
“The visit is in keeping with the long-established tradition of regular exchange of high-level visits between Bhutan and India,” the Bhutan Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. “The visit will further strengthen the already existing close ties of friendship and cooperation between the two countries,” it said.
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