New Delhi: Further strengthening the people-to-people linkages, India and Bhutan on Monday signed an Inter-Governmental MoU for the establishment of railway links between both countries.

The MoU, signed during the visit of Bhutan Foreign Secretary Aum Pema Choden to New Delhi, envisages establishment of first set of cross-border rail links, connecting Kokrajhar and Gelephu, and Banarhat and Serhoamtse, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) revealed late Monday evening.

"These projects are part of our broader efforts to enhance connectivity between the two countries and will strengthen economic and people-to-people linkages," read a statement issued by the MEA following the talks between Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Aum Pema Choden.

During their consultations, both Foreign Secreta

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