Rahul Gandhi meets Bhutanese PM, discusses 'special bond' of countries
What's the story
Congress President Rahul Gandhi met the visiting Bhutanese Prime Minister, Tshering Tobgay, in Delhi today and discussed ways to further strengthen the "special bond" between India and Bhutan. The Bhutanese Prime Minister is on a three-day visit to India on an invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Tobgay also met President Ram Nath Kovind, when he called on him at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
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Rahul Gandhi tweeted after the meeting
I met with Bhutan's Prime Minister, Tshering Tobgay in New Delhi today. Our discussions covered a wide range of subjects including ways to strengthen the special bond our two countries share. @tsheringtobgay pic.twitter.com/oTU4scPbF2
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 7, 2018
Modi-Tobgay Talks
Tobgay had yesterday met PM Narendra Modi
Tobgay had yesterday met Modi and the two had held wide-ranging talks covering bilateral and regional issues of "mutual interest" and expressed satisfaction at the "excellent" state of bilateral relations. In their talks, Modi and Tobgay are also expected to deliberate on the situation at the Doklam tri-junction, the site of a 73-day-long standoff between Indian and Chinese armies last year.
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PM Narendra Modi's tweet
Happy to have met my friend, PM @tsheringtobgay in New Delhi. We had extensive discussions on further increasing India-Bhutan cooperation. @PMBhutan pic.twitter.com/oXaCieas6W
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 6, 2018