The third bilateral consultations between Bhutan and Switzerland was held in Thimphu yesterday.
During the consultations, the side exchanged views on recent political developments in Bhutan and Switzerland and discussed their bilateral cooperation, cooperation in the United Nations and other multilateral organisations and the importance of regional groupings.
According to the press release from the foreign ministry, the two sides also had significant discussions on building a business to business linkages and on the overall aspects of attracting foreign direct investments to Bhutan.
“Switzerland has been an important development partner of Bhutan since 1960s and the development cooperation between two countries today focus on the key areas of vocational, education, decentralization and local governance, and civil society.”
The formal diplomatic relations between Bhutan and Switzerland was established on September 16, 1985.
Tshering Dendup
