[3] Bhutanese King Jigme Singye Wangchuck visited Nepal to attend the 3rd SAARC summit in 1987.

PM Tshering Tobgay of Bhutan visited Nepal on 2015 to attend a SAARC summit.

A major issue confronting both nations is the presence of Bhutanese refugees, residing in seven UNHCR camps in eastern Nepal.

[4][5][6] Several insurgent groups, including those with Maoist affiliations, have arisen from the refugee camps, whom Bhutanese security forces blamed for a series of bombings in Bhutan before the 2008 parliamentary elections.

[5][6] After years of talks and efforts produced no results, several other nations, most notably the United States agreed to absorb 60,000 refugees.