Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck calls on President Murmu

New Delhi: King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck on Tuesday called on the President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan. On the occasion, the President said that India and Bhutan enjoy a close partnership at all levels, based on mutual trust, goodwill and understanding. She added that India deeply values multi-faceted and unique partnership with Bhutan. 

President said that as Bhutan’s largest development partner, India is proud to support projects in Bhutan in sectors like health, education, agriculture, infrastructure, digitization and skill development. She assured that India’s development partnership will continue to be guided by the priorities and aspirations of Bhutan.

The President noted that this year Bhutan is set to graduate from the Least Developed Country category and embark on the path



towards becoming a high income economy. She said that India would remain a reliable partner of Bhutan on this journey. 

President Murmu said that India and Bhutan have been also collaborating on the fin-tech, start-up and emerging technology fronts. She said that the two countries should expand the ambit of this collaboration to properly utilize the energy and potential of our youth.

King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck also met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence in New Delhi. The Prime Minister in a tweet said it was warm and productive meeting with King of Bhutan. He further stated the value of close friendship between two countries and the vision of successive kings of the neighboring country is guiding India-Bhutan relations to new heights.