New Delhi [India]Apr 3 (ANI): Bhutan’s King Jigme Wangchuck arrived in India on Monday on a 3-day visit on the invitation of President Draupadi Murmu.

The Exterior Affairs Minister, who obtained him on the airport, stated the visit would additional strengthen the “close and unique ties” between the 2 international locations.

Jaishankar wrote on Twitter, “Honored to welcome the King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck on his arrival in India. His visit will additional strengthen the shut and distinctive India-Bhutan partnership.

The King of Bhutan is accompanied by the International Minister of Bhutan Dr. Tandi Dorji and different senior officers.

Throughout his visit, he will name on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Draupadi Murmu. The visit is in maintaining with the lengthy-standing custom of standard excessive-degree exchanges between the 2 international locations.

Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and senior officers will additionally name on the Bhutanese king.

The visit of King Jigme Wangchuck will present a possibility to each India and Bhutan to guage the complete vary of bilateral cooperation as the 2 international locations get pleasure from particular friendship and cooperation outlined by mutual belief and understanding.

The distinctive relationship between India and Bhutan has been preserved by the custom of frequent excessive-degree exchanges between the 2 international locations akin to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August 2019 and Jaishankar in 2019 and April 2022.

Additionally, in January 2023, International Secretary Vinay Kwatra visited Bhutan.

Earlier in February 2023, a Bhutanese parliamentary delegation led by the Speaker of the Nationwide Meeting of Bhutan, Wangchuk Namgyal, known as on President Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Welcoming the delegation, the President stated that India attaches nice significance to the multifaceted and distinctive friendship between the 2 international locations.

The President stated that this yr Bhutan will overtake the Least Developed Nations (LDCs) group of nations and will be on observe to develop into a excessive-revenue economic system by 2034.

The fundamental framework of India-Bhutan relations is the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation signed between the 2 international locations in 1949, which was renewed in February 2007. Bilateral relations have been additional enhanced by common excessive-degree exchanges between the 2 international locations. (ANI)

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