Polish envoys on trail-blazing visit to Bhutan
PR dla Zagranicy
Alicja Baczyńska
11.10.2015 11:53
A group of Polish envoys travelled to the kingdom's capital, Thimpu, for high-level talks three years after Poland and Bhutan established diplomatic relations.
The Buddhist monastery of Tashichhoedzong in the Bhutanese capital of Thimpu. Photo: Flickr.com/Goss Nuzzo-Jones
The aim of the delegation, comprising Foreign Affairs and Environment Ministry officials was to initiate political and economic contacts between the two states.
"I believe this first, historic visit of the Polish delegates to Bhutan will pave the way for fruitful bilateral collaboration," Michał Kołodziejski, head of the Polish ministry's Asia-Pacific Department said following talks with Foreign Minister Lyonpo Damcho Dorji, alongside representatives of other ministries.
"Prospects for future cooperation are particularly promising in the field of green technology projects," Kołodziejski said. A presentation of ten firms recognised under the Environment Ministry's Greenevo programme, promoting innovative environmental technologies, marked the highlight of the visit.
Other items on the agenda of bilateral talks included collaboration within the United Nations framework and the potential dispatch of development aid from Warsaw, alongside future collaboration in agriculture and public transport.
Polish authorities look to appointing an honorary consul of Poland in Thimpu, so as to provide assistance to Polish tourists travelling to Bhutan each year and to help get trade exchange off the ground, Michał Kołodziejski told Damcho Dorji.
Poland first established diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Bhutan in November 2012. (aba/rg/rk)
Source: PAP