IN PHOTOS: PM Modi gets warm welcome in Bhutan

Updated On: 22 March, 2024 03:48 PM IST | Editor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he was grateful to the Bhutanese people for according to him a "memorable welcome" to their beautiful country and hoped that India-Bhutan friendship "keep scaling new heights". Pics/X @NarendraModi

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PM Modi`s visit seeks to further cement India`s unique and enduring relations with Bhutan as part of the country`s `Neighbourhood First` Policy

<p>Modi was accorded a ceremonial welcome upon his arrival at the Paro International Airport earlier on Friday. He was warmly received by Prime Minister of Bhutan Tshering Tobgay, at Paro airport</p>

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Modi was accorded a ceremonial welcome upon his arrival at the Paro International Airport earlier on Friday. He was warmly received by Prime Minister of Bhutan Tshering Tobgay, at Paro airport

<p>Modi received a warm welcome, with the Bhutanese people lining the entire 45-kilometre route from Paro International Airport to Thimphu which was also decked up with Indian and Bhutanese flags, reported PTI</p>

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Modi received a warm welcome, with the Bhutanese people lining the entire 45-kilometre route from Paro International Airport to Thimphu which was also decked up with Indian and Bhutanese flags, reported PTI

<p>"I am grateful to the people of Bhutan, especially the young children, for the memorable welcome to their beautiful country," Modi wrote on `X` and also shared pictures of him interacting with a cross-section of people of Bhutan</p>

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"I am grateful to the people of Bhutan, especially the young children, for the memorable welcome to their beautiful country," Modi wrote on `X` and also shared pictures of him interacting with a cross-section of people of Bhutan

<p>The visit is in keeping with the tradition of regular high-level exchanges between India and Bhutan and the Government`s emphasis on its Neighbourhood First Policy, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement</p>

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The visit is in keeping with the tradition of regular high-level exchanges between India and Bhutan and the Government`s emphasis on its Neighbourhood First Policy, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement

<p>During the visit, Prime Minister Modi received an audience with Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the King of Bhutan, and Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth King of Bhutan. He will also hold talks with the Prime Minister of Bhutan, reported PTI</p>

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During the visit, Prime Minister Modi received an audience with Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the King of Bhutan, and Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth King of Bhutan. He will also hold talks with the Prime Minister of Bhutan, reported PTI

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