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Bhutan King, British HC pay homage to Vajpayee Last Updated : 17 Aug 2018 04:55:43 PM IST Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk and British High Commissioner to India Dominic Asquith on Friday paid their homage to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the BJP office here.
The Bhutanese King visited the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters and placed a wreath on the body of Vajpayee, which was lying in state for people to pay their last respects.
Asquith and several other diplomats also paid homage to the former Prime Minister, whose flair for foreign policy and initiatives were acknowledged globally.
"He (Vajpayee) was an enormously important person who we have great respect for and it's a great loss for India. I wanted to pay my respects to a man of that stature," Asquith said.
Nepal's Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Sri Lanka's Acting Foreign Minister Lakshman Kiriella, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali will attend the funeral. Several other foreign leaders will also be present.
Vajpayee was a founder member of the BJP and the first non-Congress Prime Minister to complete a full term in office.
He was treated at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for nine weeks before he passed away on Thursday.IANS New Delhi For Latest Updates Please-
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