Bangkok (Thailand) – July 1, 2019 (travelindex.com) – The eight-day journey began on Friday, June 21, in Bangkok and will have covered 3,000 km by the time it arrives in the Bhutanese capital, Thimphu, on Friday, June 28. The route follows the Myanmar-Thailand-India triple highway through the three countries before entering Bhutan via Phuentsholing on the Bhutanese-Indian border on Thursday, June 27.

The “Bhutan-Thailand Friendship Initiative – Connecting the Peoples of the Two Kingdoms by Land” is one of the most important events marking the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Thailand and Bhutan in 2019. It coincides with the coronation ceremony of the King in Thailand and reflects the veneration of the monarchy in both countries, as Bhutan also has a king.

Mr. Chattan Kunjara Na Ayudhya, Deputy Governor of the TAT for International Marketing – Asia and South Pacific, said that this event, as the first friendship initiative between Thailand and Bhutan, aims to further strengthen relations between the two kingdoms at all levels.

The “Bhutan-Thailand Friendship Initiative – Connecting the Peoples of the Two Kingdoms by Land” involves 21 participants, including officials from the Royal Thai Government, the Royal Bhutanese Embassy, ​​the Thairung Union Car Public Company Limited, and two youth representatives – one each from Thailand and Bhutan.