PTI report. "Delighted to be back in Bhutan. Good to see @FMBhutan Tandi Dorji. Look forward to a productive visit," the External Affairs Minister Jaishankar tweeted, sharing some photographs of his arrival here.Delighted to be back in Bhutan.
Good to see @FMBhutan Tandi Dorji. Look forward to a productive visit. pic.twitter.com/LxeyCmMEob The visit is in keeping with the long-established tradition of regular exchange of high-level visits between Bhutan and India, the Bhutan foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
The external affairs minister will be Bhutan's first high-level visitor from abroad since the onset of Covid pandemic in the country in March 2020, it said, adding that the visit will further strengthen the already existing close ties of friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
Jaishankar is in Bhutan at the invitation of his Bhutanese counterpart Lyonpo Tandi Dorji, the statement said. Jaishankar will receive an audience with Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the King of Bhutan, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had said in a statement in New Delhi.