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PHOTOS: PM Modi touches down in Bhutan

Last updated on: June 15, 2014 11:45 IST

Image: PM Narendra Modi being welcomed by Bhutan PM Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay.
Photographs: ANI/Twitter

Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed at ParoAirport in Bhutan for his first foreign visit as prime minister. He is accompanied by a small delegation including Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh.

PHOTOS: PM Modi touches down in Bhutan

Image: PM Narendra Modi was welcomed with a guard of honour.
Photographs: ANI/Twitter

He was received by Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay at Paro airport and was given a ceremonial guard of honour. Modi will meet Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk and Prime Minister Tobgay during his visit which will see the two sides exploring ways to boost their ties, particularly in trade and hydro-electricity.

PHOTOS: PM Modi touches down in Bhutan

Image: Modi deboards the plane at Paro airport.
Photographs: ANI/Twitter

Ahead of his visit, Modi said Bhutan was a ‘natural choice’ as his first foreign destination because of the ‘unique and special relationship’ the two countries share.

PHOTOS: PM Modi touches down in Bhutan

Image: Modi's plane arrives at the airport
Photographs: ANI/Twitter

 In his pre-departure statement, Modi said relations with Bhutan will be a key foreign policy priority of his government.