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His Majesty briefs private sector of government policies

ཟླ་༦ 05, 1993 8 mins read

After more than 300 representatives of the nation’s business community met with His Majesty the King and senior government officials this week, the consensus which emerged was that the two-day meeting was the most concrete interaction the Royal Government had held so far with the private sector.

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