India and Bhutan are connected not just by borders but also by cultures, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday as he arrived in the Himalayan nation for a two-day visit.

“Our relationship is one of values, emotions, peace, and progress. When I became the PM in 2014, my first foreign trip was to Bhutan. Even now, those memories touch my heart. The friendship between India and Bhutan has great depth and strength,” a statement by the PM’s office quoted him as saying.

On Wednesday, Modi will join the 70th birthday celebrations of the former king of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck.

Earlier in the day, PM Modi was received at the Paro airport by his Bhutanese counterpart Tshering Tobgay.

“I join the entire nation in welcoming my elder brother Prime Minister @narendramodi to Bhutan,” Tobga

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