Media Eye News Bureau: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held wide-ranging talks with Bhutanese minister Lyonpo Damcho Dorji where they resolved to further advance the ‘exemplary ties’ between the two countries for mutual benefit.
MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted, “In an address at an event at the Bhutanese embassy, Ms Swaraj reaffirmed India's "abiding" commitment to advance the special and privileged partnership with Bhutan, asserting that it was built on shared values and aspirations, utmost trust and mutual respect. Ms Swaraj and her Bhutanese counterpart also cut a cake to mark the 50th anniversary of "establishment of formal diplomatic relations between India and Bhutan.”
It was further stated that the two leaders discussed the entire gamut of bilateral relations, including the upcoming high-level exchanges between the two countries and also that they reviewed the commemorative activities planned this year to mark the golden jubilee of the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between India and Bhutan as well.
Swaraj expressed, "We are proud of the special and exemplary ties of friendship and cooperation that we share with Bhutan, which are built on shared values and aspirations, utmost trust and mutual respect. It is a unique partnership built on the historical and cultural linkages between the two countries. Let me reaffirm, on behalf of the government and the people of India, our abiding commitment to nurture and advance our special and privileged partnership with Bhutan."
