Bhutan PM invited for Advantage Assam 2.0 investment meet
The invitation was extended during a special business event hosted by the Assam Government in Thimphu, coinciding with Bhutan’s 117th National Day celebrations on December 17.
Bhutan Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay will arrive in New Delhi on Thursday on a three-day visit during which the two countries are expected to deliberate on a range of issues, including defence, security and strategic cooperation.
India attaches considerable importance to the visit since Bhutan had stood by India during last summer’s tense military stand-off with China at Doklam.
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Announcing Tobgay’s visit, the Ministry of External Affairs said his trip would provide an opportunity to advance the “exemplary ties of friendship” between the two countries.
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PM Tobgay will hold wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Indian leaders and also call on President Ram Nath Kovind.
In February, Tobgay had visited Guwahati to participate in an investors’ summit on the sidelines of which he had held talks with Modi.
Few days after Tobgay’s visit, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale and Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat had travelled to Bhutan where they held talks with the Bhutanese leadership on key strategic issues.
In their talks, PM Modi and Tobgay are also expected to review the situation in Doklam. This year, the two countries are commemorating the golden jubilee of the establishment of formal diplomatic relations.
“The upcoming visit of Prime Minister Tobgay, during the Golden Jubilee year, will provide an opportunity to both the sides to hold discussions on issues of mutual interest, and advancing the exemplary ties of friendship for the benefit of the two peoples,” the ministry said.
It said India and Bhutan enjoy unique ties of friendship and cooperation, which are characterised by “utmost trust” and “mutual understanding”.
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