New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today embarked on a two-day visit to Bhutan with an aim of further strengthening bilateral ties.
It is the first visit by any Indian head of state in 26 years, during which some agreements in education sector are likely to be signed.
During the visit, Mr Mukherjee will meet King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay besides other leaders to help expand bilateral ties to a new level.
The President is accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha, Members of Parliament Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Anil Shirole, Mahendra Nath Pandey (all BJP) and Gaurav Gogoi (Congress), besides officials and representatives of a few educational and academic institutions.
Mr Mukherjee's visit to Bhutan comes nearly five months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's trip to that country. It was PM Modi's first foreign visit as Prime Minister.
It is the first visit by any Indian head of state in 26 years, during which some agreements in education sector are likely to be signed.
During the visit, Mr Mukherjee will meet King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay besides other leaders to help expand bilateral ties to a new level.
The President is accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha, Members of Parliament Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Anil Shirole, Mahendra Nath Pandey (all BJP) and Gaurav Gogoi (Congress), besides officials and representatives of a few educational and academic institutions.
Mr Mukherjee's visit to Bhutan comes nearly five months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's trip to that country. It was PM Modi's first foreign visit as Prime Minister.
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