29 April 2005 - Mr. Apang who is the advisor to the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh and president of the Indo-Bhutan Friendship Association (IBFA)-Arunachal Chapter is in Bhutan on a goodwill visit.

According to Mr. Apang, the association’s main objective was to enhance people to people contact between the youths of Arunachal and Bhutan and between farmers, musicians and politicians. “It is important to have interaction especially between the younger generation,” he said.

“The ties between the people of Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh have always been there and one strong evidence is the annual pilgrimage of our people at Chorten Kora in Trashiyangtse,” he told Kuensel.

Mr. Apang and his delegation will be visiting places of cultural and historical importance in Wangduephodrang, Bumthang, Mongar and Trashigang before leaving Bhutan on May 1. The IBFA-Arunachal Chapter was formed in March this year.