The joint statement between the Bhutanese King and the Indian PM said that the existing Haldibari (West Bengal) – Chilahati (Bangladesh) rail route would be designated as train route to help Bhutan carry out trade with Bangladesh.
The leaders’ statement also noted that the border check post in Darranga (Assam) would be designated as an “immigration post” to help Bhutan carry out trade with third nations.
Bhutan’s First Railway Line
The joint statement also noted that the two sides would undertake a Final Location Survey (FLS) of the proposed cross-border rail link connecting Kokrajhar in Assam to Gelephu in Bhutan, which would be Bhutan’s first railway line.
India-Bhutan Summit
The talks between Modi and Wangchuk focused on the expanding cooperation in the areas of cross-border trade infrastructure, trade and mutual investments, energy, health, education, skill development, space technology, and environment conservation, and close people-to-people contacts, according to the joint statement.
The two leaders also discussed other regional and global issues of mutual interest, it said.