Conrad invites President Kovind to visit Meghalaya

Shillong

: Meeting President Ram Nath Kovind for the first time after taking over as as the chief minister,

Conrad

on Tuesday invited the first citizen of the country to visit Meghalaya. "During the interaction, the President expressed his desire to visit Meghalaya soon," an official statement issued from New Delhi said.

"The chief minister called on President Kovind at

Rastrapati Bhavan

along with the state home minister

James Sangma

and tourism minister Metbah Lyngdoh. They apprised the president of the new initiatives and programmes which the state government has come up wit to ensure the welfare of the people and to accelerate growth," the statement added.