BHUTANESE CONSULATE OFFICE IN GUWAHATI

Bhutanese consulate office opened in Guwahati and was jointly inaugurated by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and the Himalayan country’s Foreign Affairs Minister Lyonpo Damcho Dorji. Sonowal said the opening of the consulate generals office will not only benefit Bhutanese and NE tourists, pilgrims, students and businessmen but also strengthen the friendship between the people of Assam and neighbouring states and Bhutan.

Thanking Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay for accepting the invitation to attend the maiden Global Investors Summit Advantage Assam, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said Tobgays visit to the state last year shows the importance of bi-lateral relations both Bhutan and Assam attach to their respective neighbours.

Stating that India and Bhutan share exemplary bilateral relations which are unique and special, he said that the deep-rooted relation is evident from the fact that Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose Bhutan to be his first foreign country visit after assuming office in May 2014. Thanking Tobgay and Dorji for announcing a direct flight service between India-Bhutan and Singapore, Sonowal said that the move will propel inter-regional growth and connectivity in the backdrop of Act East Policy.

Dorji said the inauguration of Bhutanese consulate in Guwahati marked the collective commitment and unique desire of both Assam and Bhutan to strengthen socio, economic and cultural ties between the two entities. Bhutan, he said, is keenly looking forward to deepen the bilateral relations between the two countries and carry forward the mutual interests and people to people ties between India and Bhutan. Its decision of introducing direct Drukair flight between India, Bhutan and Singapore will take the bilateral relations to the next stage, Dorji added.