The Bhutanese/ by Chencho Dema
The upcoming visit of the newly elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bhutan will be a historic visit said Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay during a press conference yesterday.
The Indian Prime Minister will be in Bhutan for a two day visit from June 15 to 16. This is his first foreign visit after becoming Prime Minister.
“The fact that Indian PM has chosen Bhutan as his first visit oversea is an honor by itself. So Bhutan will use this opportunity to further strength the already close ties of friendship,” the PM said.
Upon asking what issues will be discussed with the Indian Prime Minister, Lyonchhen said they will also discuss business and talk about the 11th five year plan, the ongoing hydro power projects, economic stimulus plan, reflect on past successes and then work towards the future.”But as of now we don’t see any specific issue because we don’t have any outstanding issues to resolve. As far as we are concerned, the main agenda is to further cement our already strong ties of friendship,” Lyonchhen said.
The choice was largely between Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh, although Afghanistan also came up for discussion according to the Indian Express paper in Delhi.
An Indian official team will be coming to capital today to set up the visit and work out the relevant logistics……..[Read more]
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