Kathmandu

Bhutanese king returns home

By Rastriya Samachar Samiti

Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck walks around the Boudhanath Stupa during his unofficial visit to Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, December 6, 2024. Photos: Skanda Gautam/THT

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 6

King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan, who arrived here this morning for an unofficial visit, has returned home today.

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr Arzu Rana Deuba, bade farewell to King Wangchuck at Tribhuvan International Airport.

He visited Swoyambhunath ad Bouddhanath and paid homage and offered worship there. The Bhutanese king had arrived Kathmandu from India this morning in transit to Bhutan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated.