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Jaishankar arrives in Paro after Bumthang visit, set for Royal audience

Siliguri, Sep 17 (UNI) External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and Bhutan’s Foreign Affairs and External Trade Minister DN Dhungyel arrived at Paro International Airport on Thursday as part of the ongoing high-level engagement between India and Bhutan.
Dr Jaishankar is scheduled to receive a Royal audience with the King of Bhutan and call on the Prime Minister during his visit.
Dr Jaishankar and Lyonpo D.N. Dhungyel jointly marked three major bilateral infrastructure projects on Wednesday, underlining the longstanding development partnership between India and Bhutan.
The two ministers jointly participated in the laying of the foundation stone for the 500-kW Lunana Hydropower Project in Gasa, the inauguration of the 65-bed Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Mother and Child Hospital in Mongar, and the inauguration of the 80-metre-long Jaganathan Bridge in Samdrup Jongkhar, according to the Embassy of India in Thimphu.
The Lunana Hydropower Project is aimed at providing electricity to Bhutan’s remaining un-electrified settlements. The Embassy described the project as another milestone in the longstanding energy cooperation between the two countries, which dates back to Bhutan’s first hydroelectric plant at Jungshina in Thimphu in 1967.
The Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Mother and Child Hospital in Mongar is a state-of-the-art 65-bed specialist facility aimed at strengthening access to quality and specialised maternal and child healthcare services in eastern Bhutan.
The Jaganathan Bridge, constructed by Project Dantak under the Bhutan-India Friendship framework, is expected to improve connectivity between Trashigang and Samdrup Jongkhar in eastern Bhutan.
Together, the three projects span energy, healthcare and transport infrastructure, reflecting the wide-ranging nature of the India-Bhutan development partnership.
Dr Jaishankar’s visit is part of regular high-level exchanges between the two countries and is aimed at further strengthening their longstanding ties of friendship and cooperation.
Notably, Dr Jaishankar’s visit is part of regular high-level exchanges between the two countries and is aimed at further strengthening the longstanding ties of friendship and cooperation between India and Bhutan.
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