New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Bhutan counterpart, Tshering Tobgay, in the national capital on Thursday. Tobgay is on his first overseas visit to India after assuming office in February 2024.
Both leaders reviewed the progress in various areas of bilateral partnership, including infrastructure development, connectivity, energy, hydropower cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, and development cooperation. They reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen the special and unique bilateral friendship.
The Bhutan PM conveyed his deep appreciation for India’s role as a reliable, trusted, and valued partner in the country’s developmental priorities. On behalf of Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the King of Bhutan, PM Tshering Tobgay extended an invitation to PM Modi to visit Bhutan. The Prime Minister gracefully accepted the invitation to visit Bhutan next week.
After meeting PM Modi, PM Tobgay wrote in a post on X handle: "Wonderful to meet my friend, Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi. I thanked him for his steadfast support to Bhutan, and we discussed a range of issues to strengthen relations between Bhutan and India. Prime Minister Modi Ji also agreed to visit Bhutan soon ... next week, in fact!"PM Modi said he was "glad to meet" his "friend" on his first overseas visit after assuming office in February 2024, and they had "productive discussions encompassing various aspects of our unique and special partnership".
PM Modi also conveyed his "heartfelt thanks" to the King of Bhutan and Premier Tobgay for inviting him. The two nations share warm and cordial ties, based on trust, goodwill, and mutual understanding at all levels.
Earlier this week, the Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Modi, gave its approval for the signing of three MoUs between India and Bhutan, covering the supply of petroleum products, energy efficiency, and cooperation in food safety measures.
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