Returning home

The prime minister, in his State of the Nation address, reporting to the Parliament on foreign relations:

My trips to India, Japan and Italy this year were also very useful in deepening our relations with these countries.

I agree. But, the prime minister understated his international travel account. The following, in fact, is a record of his trips outside Bhutan during the 2009-2010 fiscal year:

1. July 2009: Goodwill trip to India
2. August 2009: Fukuoka, Japan to deliver address on GNH
3. November 2009: Itaipu, Brazil to deliver address on GNH
4. February 2010: Delhi, India to attend Sustainable Development Summit
5. February 2010: Mumbai, India to attend World HRD Congress
6. April 2010: Kathmandu, Nepal to attend 13^th day ritual of the Late G.P Koirala
7. April 2010: Kochi City, Japan to deliver address on GNH
8. June 2010: Trento, Italy to deliver a talk on GNH at the Festival of Economics

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