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NEW DELHI: Bhutan’s first democratically elected Prime Minister, Jigmi Y. Thinley, will arrive here on Monday on a four-day visit. This is his first trip abroad after assuming office in April. Mr. Thinley will be accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister Ugyen Tshering, Economic Affairs Minister Khandu Wangchuk and Finance Minister Wangdi Norbu. They will meet their Indian counterparts. Mr. Thinley will call on President Pratibha Patil, Vice-President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. He will also meet Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Leader of the Opposition L.K. Advani. His visit was preceded by official level talks on developing mega hydropower projects in light of Bhutan’s new policy. He will also touch on the possibility of a rail link between Phuentsholing in Bhutan and Hashimara in West Bengal. The issue came up during Dr. Singh’s recent visit to the Himalayan nation.
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