Just a few days after he returned to the country with a tag of “true humanitarian” from one Indian educational institute, Prime Minister Jigmi Y Thinley left for Madhya Pradesh (MP), India, at the invitation of MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Wednesday.
While in India, he is scheduled to lay foundation of the University of Buddhist Studies in Sanchi on September 21, reports the Prime Minister’s office (PMO).
He will also call on MP Governor and Opposition Leader of Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj.
“From Madhya Pradesh, Lyonchhoen will travel directly to New York on September 23 to attend the high level segment of the 67th Session of the United Nations’ General Assembly, which will start from September 25,” said PMO.
According to PMO, Thinley will address the United Nations’ General Assembly on September 28.
PM Thinley will also call on a number of Heads of States and Governments and other dignitaries to seek support for Bhutan’s candidature for the UN Security Council for the term 2013-14.
The Prime Minister’s Office also said Thinely is accompanied by the economic affairs minister, Khandu Wangchuk, the Minister-in-Charge for Foreign Affairs, MP Karma Rangdol, Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, Dasho Penden Wangchuk, Cabinet Secretary, Dasho Yeshey Dorji, Foreign Secretary, Ambassador Daw Penjo, and other officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Cabinet Secretariat.
