New Delhi

Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay will pay a nine-day official visit to India from Jan 10. He will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit.

He will be accompanied by the foreign minister, economic affairs minister and senior officials of the Royal Government of Bhutan.

Tobgay and his delegation will visit Ahmedabad to participate in the Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2015, said an official statement.

He will call on President Pranab Mukherjee and meet several cabinet ministers in New Delhi. He will also visit Varanasi and Bodh Gaya.

The visit will impart further content and momentum to the close partnership between India and Bhutan, the statement added.

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