New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar pays an official go to to Bhutan from September 16-17 on the invitation of Bhutan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Lyonpo DN Dhungyel, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) mentioned on Wednesday.
As per the MEA official press launch, throughout the go to, Jaishankar will maintain bilateral talks with the Bhutanese Foreign Minister. He will even obtain a royal viewers with the King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and name on the Prime Minister of Bhutan, Tshering Tobgay.
‘The go to is consistent with the custom of standard high-level exchanges between India and Bhutan, and to additional strengthen the prevailing shut ties of friendship and cooperation between the 2 international locations,’ the ministry mentioned.
The go to comes as India provides very important significance to its ‘Neighbourhood First’ coverage.Â
In phrases of earlier engagements with Bhutan, in August, a high-level bilateral assembly on cooperation on trans-border rivers was held in New Delhi between the Bhutanese delegation, led by Lyonpo Gem Tshering, Minister for Energy & Natural Resources, and the Indian delegation, led by Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Paatil.
During the bilateral assembly, the 2 sides reviewed the continued cooperation between India and Bhutan within the water assets sector, with a selected concentrate on trans-border river administration, flood forecasting and flood administration, hydrological knowledge sharing and different areas of mutual curiosity.
The Ministers additionally reviewed the progress of the Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project, which is being applied in Bhutan in partnership with India, and mentioned measures for its expeditious implementation.
In addition, the 2 delegations held constructive discussions on proposals for the upgradation and strengthening of the prevailing hydro-meteorological community in Bhutan, alongside the enhancement of the scope of cooperation below the prevailing mechanism for sharing hydrological knowledge on transboundary rivers.
Both sides reaffirmed their shared dedication to the sustainable and mutually helpful administration of transboundary water assets, agreeing to additional deepen bilateral cooperation within the subject via sustained technical collaboration, mutual belief and common institutional engagement.
Extending the high-level engagement throughout the power sector, Union Minister of Power and Housing & Urban Affairs Manohar Lal additionally held a bilateral assembly with Bhutan’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Lyonpo Gem Tshering, in New Delhi.Â
The assembly reaffirmed the particular and enduring partnership between India and Bhutan within the energy sector, which has been a cornerstone of the shut bilateral relationship between the 2 international locations. The Ministers reviewed the progress of ongoing cooperation and mentioned avenues for additional strengthening collaboration throughout the power sector. (ANI)