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India and Pakistan, two nations wrought under a spell of belligerence, returned to their respective nations yesterday, back to talking terms, amid hopes of forging ahead with a new peace process.
Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai and some other SAARC delegates were seen performing Trashi Labey in Bhutanese national dress at the Bhutan house, the night before leaving the kingdom.
Some delegates were said to have been moved to tears from the hospitality they received in Bhutan and the Bhutanese ambience, which helped them, for once, forget all troubles back home, on the day they were flying back.
They had promised to return, but without any official strings attached.
Although modest, the climate that the country had set for the SAARC heads of states to meet, they had said, would be difficult for nations, which will host the Summit next, to match.
All that was made possible, Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley said, because Bhutanese came together to ensure the success of an event of national and regional importance.
Heads of states and delegates, who attended the summit, along with observers and media representatives, Lyonchhoen said, left the country greatly satisfied and convinced that they were leaving with a unique experience.
“The experience of having observed a nation fulfilling a responsibility of an association, of which they have become a member despite many limitations,” he said. “They have seen how the people of this little country can come together to fulfill obligations that were indeed enormous.”
He explained that the DPT government undertook such a responsibility, against many who thought it was unreasonable and beyond the country’s means.
“I’d full confidence in the people of Bhutan, a country where we’ve always united against odds in the interest of the tsa-wa-süm (triple gem),” Lyonchhoen said.
The summit was important, he said, in the enhancement of the country’s sovereignty, in projecting it as one pursuing a unique development path and deserving sympathy and support of the global community.
He attributed the summit’s success to their Majesties the King and the fourth King and the royal family members for inspiration, valuable guidance and support, His Holiness for the blessings and dratsangs, drubdays and chhoedays whoch performed kurims.
“They propitiated our guardian deities and blessed us with a wonderful three days at a time when we were experiencing strong winds and heavy rainfall,” Lyonchhoen said.
The guests admired the quality of the services rendered, which he said was because civil servants, particularly in Thimphu and Paro, worked at odd hours from planning and management down to sweeping and cleaning toilets.
The welcome team, comprising principals, teachers and students, who stood along the main Thimphu-Paro highway giving dignitaries a feeling of joyous welcome extended on behalf of the entire Bhutanese citizens. So did the public, who came out of their shops, to greet guests, unlike in other cities.
“They were charmed and enchanted by the welcome that showed on the faces of our smiling children,” Lyonchhoen said.
The heads of states, he said, were at ease in terms of safety and security because Bhutanese soldiers and police ensured complete safety and security in the region throughout the summit.
“To this end I know hundreds of soldiers and police went hungry and thirsty in the jungles surrounding the capital, highways and along the streets,” Lyonchhoen said.
You, Lyonchhoen said, referring to Bhutanese citizens he was conveying his message to, “have made the country and me proud and I know the royal families are proud of us.”
Source: Kuenselonline
Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai and some other SAARC delegates were seen performing Trashi Labey in Bhutanese national dress at the Bhutan house, the night before leaving the kingdom.
Some delegates were said to have been moved to tears from the hospitality they received in Bhutan and the Bhutanese ambience, which helped them, for once, forget all troubles back home, on the day they were flying back.
They had promised to return, but without any official strings attached.
Although modest, the climate that the country had set for the SAARC heads of states to meet, they had said, would be difficult for nations, which will host the Summit next, to match.
All that was made possible, Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley said, because Bhutanese came together to ensure the success of an event of national and regional importance.
Heads of states and delegates, who attended the summit, along with observers and media representatives, Lyonchhoen said, left the country greatly satisfied and convinced that they were leaving with a unique experience.
“The experience of having observed a nation fulfilling a responsibility of an association, of which they have become a member despite many limitations,” he said. “They have seen how the people of this little country can come together to fulfill obligations that were indeed enormous.”
He explained that the DPT government undertook such a responsibility, against many who thought it was unreasonable and beyond the country’s means.
“I’d full confidence in the people of Bhutan, a country where we’ve always united against odds in the interest of the tsa-wa-süm (triple gem),” Lyonchhoen said.
The summit was important, he said, in the enhancement of the country’s sovereignty, in projecting it as one pursuing a unique development path and deserving sympathy and support of the global community.
He attributed the summit’s success to their Majesties the King and the fourth King and the royal family members for inspiration, valuable guidance and support, His Holiness for the blessings and dratsangs, drubdays and chhoedays whoch performed kurims.
“They propitiated our guardian deities and blessed us with a wonderful three days at a time when we were experiencing strong winds and heavy rainfall,” Lyonchhoen said.
The guests admired the quality of the services rendered, which he said was because civil servants, particularly in Thimphu and Paro, worked at odd hours from planning and management down to sweeping and cleaning toilets.
The welcome team, comprising principals, teachers and students, who stood along the main Thimphu-Paro highway giving dignitaries a feeling of joyous welcome extended on behalf of the entire Bhutanese citizens. So did the public, who came out of their shops, to greet guests, unlike in other cities.
“They were charmed and enchanted by the welcome that showed on the faces of our smiling children,” Lyonchhoen said.
The heads of states, he said, were at ease in terms of safety and security because Bhutanese soldiers and police ensured complete safety and security in the region throughout the summit.
“To this end I know hundreds of soldiers and police went hungry and thirsty in the jungles surrounding the capital, highways and along the streets,” Lyonchhoen said.
You, Lyonchhoen said, referring to Bhutanese citizens he was conveying his message to, “have made the country and me proud and I know the royal families are proud of us.”
Source: Kuenselonline
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