Agartala, Oct. 11 (PTI): The U S Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster, who paid a two-day maiden visit to Tripura, met its chief minister and governor and visited the tourist spots in the state during his stay, official sources said Thursday.
Juster met Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb at the state secretariat Wednesday after his arrival and discussed business, connectivity and Indo-US relations.
The ambassador also met Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki.
He visited Neermahal, the water palace of the Tripura king Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur in Sipahijala district, about 60 km from here, besides the 500-year-old Tripurasundari Temple in Gomati district on Thursday.
ONGC Tripura Power Company-run Palatana gas thermal power plant also in Gomati district.
Deb tweeted Delighted to meet the Ambassador of the United States of America to India, H.E. Amb. Kenneth Juster in Agartala today. On behalf of the 37 lakh people of Tripura, I extend my best wishes to US Embassy in India for a pleasant stay in our beautiful state.
The US diplomat tweeted thanking Deb for an excellent discussion on business, connectivity, and US-India relations”.
“Look forward to working with you to advance U.S.-India ties.” he added.
