PM Modi Congratulates Bhutan’s New Prime Minister Lotay Tshering

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Bhutan’s newly elected Prime Minister and President of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa party Lotay Tshering on his victory in the recently-concluded National Assembly elections.

An official statement from the Indian PMO said, Prime Minister Modi congratulated Dr. Lotay Tshering on his party’s victory in the third general election in Bhutan and his own election to the National Assembly. Prime Minister Modi welcomed the successful conduct of general elections, which is an important milestone for consolidation of democracy in Bhutan.”

Modi told Tshering that India attaches the highest priority to further strengthening unique ties of friendship and cooperation with Bhutan, which is based on shared interests and values, utmost trust, goodwill and mutual understanding. He also extended an invitation to Dr. Lotay Tshering to visit India.

The statement also said that Tshering thanked Modi for his greetings and accepted the invitation to visit India, adding that the leaders “agreed to take forward the unique and multifaceted bilateral co-operation” for the benefit of the people of both countries.

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