NEW DELHI, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed to expand hydro-power cooperation during their talks held in the Indian capital, according to a joint statement issued by India's Ministry of External Affairs.

The two prime ministers met on Thursday, the first day of Tobgay's five-day official visit to India. It is Tobgay's first overseas visit after he assumed office in January.

The two sides discussed issues of mutual interest, with a focus on energy cooperation and welcomed the signing of the memorandum of understanding on a 15 billion Indian rupee (around 181 million U.S. dollar) concessionary financing to the Bhutanese government for youth development. Enditem

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