The Seventh Bhutan-Japan consultation meeting between the Bhutanese and the Japanese governments was held in New Delhi,India on August 16.
The Bhutanese delegation was lead by the Bilateral Department’s Director under the foreign ministry, Kinga Singye. The Japanese delegation was lead by the Economic and Development Minister, Tamaki Tsukuda.
The consultation identified and discussed five projects in the areas of agriculture, road, renewable energy and telecom infrastructure for possible support by the Government of Japan for the year 2012-2013.
The two sides also discussed the proposed Country Assistance Policy to be introduced in Bhutan for the future Japanese development assistance and agreed that the Country Assistance Policy would be synchronized with the government’s 11th Five Year Plan.
They also discussed bilateral and multilateral issues of common interest. The two sides expressed satisfaction over the outcome of the Consultation and the growing ties of friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
