External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar finishes his Bhutan visit

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Friday met Bhutan's top leadership, including Prime Minister Lotay Tshering, and discussed important elements of the bilateral ties with emphasis on development partnership and cooperation in the hydropower sector. This was Jaishankar's first foreign visit as the External Affairs Minister.

New Delhi: The highly anticipated Bhutan visit of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has ended today. This was Dr Jaishankar's first foreign visit as the External Affairs Minister.

On Friday, the foreign minister received a very warm welcome by his Bhutanese counterpart Dr Tandi Dorji at the Thimpu airport.

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar received a very warm welcome by his Bhutanese counterpart Dr Tandi Dorji at the Thimpu airport

After which, it was the business as usual for the External Affairs Minister. He started his day by meeting his counterpart Dr Tandi Dorji. Both leaders discussed issues of mutual interest with emphasis on development partnership and hydro-power sector.Then, later in the day, he met Bhutanese Prime Minister Dr Lotay Tshering. During the meeting, both leaders talked about enhancing bilateral connections further.

In the evening, Bhutan's Foreign Minister hosted a reception in the honour of Dr Subramanyam Jaishankar. Soon after that, Dr Jaishankar met Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel and exchanged views on areas of bilateral significance for bilateral relations.