World News| Foreign Minister Secy Kwatra and Bhutanese Prime Minister Tsering agree to strengthen cooperation in the fields of energy and education

thimpu [Bhutan]Jan 19 (ANI): Foreign Minister Vinay Mohan Kwatra held talks with Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering on Thursday, agreeing to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in various fields including energy and education.

Lotay Tshering thanked India for its support of the Bhutan Digital Flagship Program and Central School. The two sides also discussed enhancing trade-related infrastructure and exploring e-commerce platforms to expand Bhutan’s presence in the Indian market.

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“We agreed to strengthen cooperation in areas such as energy, education and digital by increasing investment prospects for specific projects that will have a lasting positive impact,” the Prime Minister’s Office of Bhutan said in a statement.

It further said, “We discussed exploring new partnership areas based on the changing circumstances of the energy sector. We also talked about the model of the 13th Five-Year Plan, breaking away from the traditional planning system and integrating the basic elements of long-term perspective planning. ”

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Indian embassy in Bhutan shared details of Kwatra and Tshering meeting on Twitter, “Foreign Minister @AmbVMKwatra visited @PMBhutan Lyonchhen (Dr.) Lotay Tshering. He reaffirmed the warm and friendly relations between India and Bhutan and extended his congratulations to Lyonchhen Guaranteed India’s strong commitment to work with Bhutan in line with the priorities of the Bhutanese government and people.”

During the meeting, the Prime Minister of Bhutan spoke about how the ongoing transformation of the country will affect the priorities of the 13th Plan and advance them by addressing the shortcomings observed in previous plans.

Vinay Kwatra held talks with Bhutanese Foreign Minister Tandi Dorji. He also held talks with Bhutanese Foreign Minister Aum Pema Choden, according to the statement.

The two sides conducted extensive discussions on bilateral relations such as Bhutan’s “12th Five-Year Plan” development partnership, energy cooperation, science and technology, economy and trade, and people-to-people and cultural relations.

The foreign ministers of the two countries co-chaired the fourth India-Bhutan Development Cooperation Talks. According to a statement released by the Indian embassy in Bhutan, Foreign Secretary Kwatra reaffirmed India’s friendship with Bhutan and conveyed India’s strong commitment to work with Bhutan on the basis of the priorities of the government and people of Bhutan.

According to a statement issued by the Indian Embassy in Bhutan, during the meeting, the Bhutanese side shared their plans and expectations for Bhutan’s 13th Five-Year Plan for ongoing transformational initiatives in Bhutan.

Vinay Kwatra and Bhutan’s Foreign Minister Aum Pema Choden jointly launched key projects implemented with the assistance of the Government of India, including the Citizen Services Portal and the National Single Window Portal. (Arnie)

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