HM King arrives New Delhi

New Delhi, July 26: King Jigme Singye Wangchuk arrived here Wednesday on a six-day working visit.

Indian foreign secretary Shyam Sharan received him at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.

He called on President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and discussed bilateral and regional issues. He will meet ruling United Progressive Alliance chair Sonia Gandhi Friday.

On Saturday, the king will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and discuss bilateral and global issues, including ways to expand energy and economic ties between the two countries.

During Wangchuk's visit, India and Bhutan are likely to sign an agreement on trade and commerce and another one on cooperation in hydro-electricity generation.

India and Bhutan are expected to renew the agreement on trade and commerce, which was inked in 1995, for another 10 years.

India and Bhutan are also expected to sign the protocol to the Tala agreement on the 1,020 MW hydroelectric project.

In May, the two countries signed an agreement under which India will train election workers, supply voting machines and provide other election assistance for 2008 polls. Bhutan News Service