Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he was grateful to the Bhutanese people for according to him a “memorable welcome” to their beautiful country and hoped that India-Bhutan friendship “keep scaling new heights”.

His comments came hours after he arrived in the Himalayan nation on a two-day State visit.

His visit seeks to further cement India’s unique and enduring relations with Bhutan as part of the country’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ Policy.