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YB WEB DESK. Dated: 4/21/2025 11:09:54 AM

Visit of His Majesty King of Bhutan to Assam

NEW DELHI, APR 20 His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, The King of Bhutan, paid a visit to Assam on 19 April 2025 to view the facilities at the Inland Waterways Terminal (IWT) and the Multi Modal Logistics Park (MMLP) at Jogighopa. His Majesty was received by the Minister for Public Health Engineering and Housing & Urban Affairs, Government of Assam, Shri Jayanta Malla Baruah. As part of its ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy, the Government has been pursuing several connectivity initiatives for boosting people-topeople ties and facilitating trade and economic cooperation with Bhutan. The IWT at Jogighopa, which was inaugurated in February this year, is an important infrastructure project for economic development and enhancing connectivity in the region. India and Bhutan enjoy unique ties of friendship and cooperation, underpinned by mutual understanding, trust and utmost goodwill at all levels. The visit of His Majesty, the King of Bhutan, to Jogighopa, Assam is in keeping with the tradition of regular highlevel exchanges between the two countries