Key Takeaways
- The 3rd India-Bhutan Development Cooperative Talks were co-chaired by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Bhutanese counterpart Aum Pema Choden.
- The talks reviewed implementation modalities and cooperation in diverse areas of development partnership under the 13th Five Year Plan period.
- The two Foreign Secretaries virtually inaugurated 19 schools in Bhutan, which were constructed during the 12th FYP period.
Thimphu/New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri along with his Bhutanese counterpart Aum Pema Choden co-chaired the Third India-Bhutan Development Cooperative Talks of the 13th Plan and also jointly virtually inaugurated 19 schools in Bhutan.
The Indian Embassy in Thimphu posted on X that the two top diplomats reviewed implementation modalities in different areas of the development partnership under the 13th Five Year Plan period. This included 19 schools constructed during the 12th FYP period.
“Foreign Secretary @VikramMisri & Foreign Secretary Aum Pema Choden co-chaired 3rd India-Bhutan Development Cooperation Talks of the 13th Five Year Plan. Reviewed implementation modalities & cooperation in diverse areas of development partnership under 13 FYP period.
“The two Foreign Secretaries virtually inaugurated 19 schools in Bhutan, which were constructed during the 12th FYP period.”
On Friday, after arriving in Thimphu, Foreign Secretary Misri had called on Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and Foreign Minister D. N. Dhungyel during which the two sides discussed ways to further strengthen the exemplary bilateral times across all sectors.
The Foreign Secretary is set to receive an audience with The King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck today.
