New Delhi, 6 May (IANS). Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met Dorji on Monday, Bhutan Finance Minister Lyonpo Leke. He discussed extraordinary cooperation between the two countries.
The Finance Ministry posted a picture of both counterpart leaders on the social media platform ‘X’ and wrote, “Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met Dorji, Finance Minister of Bhutan, Lyonpo and confirmed a good partnership between India and Bhutan. Noted India’s continuous commitment to aspirations. “
Confirming the support of the two countries in various fields, it was discussed on strengthening physical, digital and financial interaction between the two countries. To increase the border trade, infrastructure and financial integration remains a shared priority. India appreciated the distance of Bhutan including the Galifu Mindfulness City and the support for the support for innovation for the support of the innovative areas such as Galifu Mindfulnament City and the support for the cooperation in the fields like fintech. The sides reiterated their resolve to expand cooperation in the traditional and new era areas directed by mutual respect, regional prosperity and a shared approach to the future. “
Earlier, Nirmala Sitharaman had met Italy’s Finance Minister Giancarlo Georget. During this time he discussed ways to strengthen India-Italy economic relations and increase cooperation on global and multilateral forums on issues of mutual interest.
The meeting highlighted the implementation of the Joint Strategic Action Scheme 2025-2029 declared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in November 2024, which will give depth and pace to cooperation between the two countries in priority areas.
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