February 19: His Majesty the King granted an audience to the Indian Foreign Secretary Mr. Shivshankar Menon at the Tashichhodzong today.The Indian Foreign Secretary Mr. Shivshankar Menon received an audience with His Majesty the King this morning.
He was accompanied by Joint Secretary (North), Ministry of External Affairs Ms. Preeti Saran and the Indian ambassador to Bhutan Mr. Sudhir Vyas.
A news release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Bhutan and India share strong historical and cultural relations and have traditionally enjoyed close ties of friendship and cooperation.
The present visit by the Foreign Secretary of India is in keeping with the well established tradition of regular exchange of high level visits and extensive exchange of views between leaders of the two countries.
It says the visit will provide an opportunity to renew and further strengthen the already existing excellent bonds of friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
Earlier in the morning, the Indian Foreign Secretary called on Prime Minister Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji.
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