The external affairs minister meets with foreign minister of Bhutan Damcho Dorji on the sidelines of BIMSTEC foreign ministers meet," MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted.According to sources, the meeting focused on many areas of bilateral relations, including the ongoing Doklam stand-off. The meeting was seen as a message to China that India and Bhutan continue to stay on the same page even as Beijing continues to unleash its tirade. Emerging from the meeting, Dorji told journalists, "We hope the current stand-off in Doklam will be sorted out peacefully. Sri Lankan foreign minister Ravi Karunanayake resigned on Thursday on corruption charges.Swaraj called on Nepal's President Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to discuss ways to boost bilateral ties in sectors like infrastructure, energy and connectivity. This was the first meeting between the two leaders since Deuba took over from Maoist leader Prachanda as Nepal's PM in June in a power-sharing deal.

Source: Times of India August 11, 2017 16:11 UTC