Foreign Minister for increasing relations with Bhutan

Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has stressed the need for taking more steps to increase relations with Bhutan.

The Foreign Minister said this to newsmen after a meeting with visiting Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck at his place of residence in the capital on Monday.

During the meeting, both sides expressed satisfaction over the existing excellent friendly bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries.

They agreed to enhance cooperation in the areas of trade and commerce, connectivity, power, agriculture, education, culture, people to people contact etc.

A red carpet was rolled out to accord warm reception to the Bhutanese King on his arrival here this morning on a four-day official visit as President Mohammed Shahabuddin and his wife Dr. Rebeka Sultana received him.

This is the first state visit by any foreign dignitary since the formation of the new government after the January 7 national election.