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JICA Bhutan to strengthen co-operation in four key pillars: Yoichiro Kimata

Apr 01, 2025 6 mins read
JICA Bhutan to strengthen co-operation in four key pillars: Yoichiro Kimata

Even before the establishment of diplomatic relations, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) had been dispatching technical experts to Bhutan since 1964. Strengthening the formal relations in 1986, Japan has remained a longstanding and close bilateral development partner of Bhutan, with the two countries enjoying exemplary relations characterised by enduring bonds of friendship and co-oper

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