New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will pay an official visit to Bhutan from July 19-20, in his first visit abroad after taking over as the country’s top diplomat.
During the visit, Foreign Secretary Misri will receive an audience with The King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. He will call on Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Tandi Dorji, and meet the Foreign Secretary Pema Choden and other senior officials of the Royal Government of Bhutan. The two Foreign Secretaries will also co-chair the India-Bhutan Development Cooperation Talks (‘Plan Talks’), a statement said.
The visit is in keeping with the tradition of regular high-level exchanges between India and Bhutan, and underscores the highest priority Government of India attaches to its ‘Neighbourhood First’ Policy, the statement added.
