Press Release

June 30, 2009  

Bhutan’s Ambassador to Canada, H.E. Mr. Lhatu Wangchuk presented his credentials to the Governor General of Canada H.E. the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean at the Rideau Hall (official residence) on 30 June 2009. Ambassador Lhatu Wangchuk is Bhutan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York and holds concurrent accreditation to Canada. Prior to taking up his post as ambassador to the UN and Canada, Ambassador Lhatu Wangchuk was the Director-General of Bilateral Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, having also served as Ambassador to Bangladesh.

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H. E. Lyonchen Jigmi Y. Thinley arrived in Kolkata

June 30, 2009  

H. E. Lyonchen Jigmi Y. Thinley, arrived in Kolkata, the state capital of West Bengal on 28 June 2009. Upon arrival in Kolkata, Hon. Lyonchen was received by the Consul General of Bhutan in Kolkaata Dasho Tshering Wangda and officials from the State Government of West Bengal.
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Press Release on the Signing of the exchange of note and grant agreement for the project “Reconstruction of Bridges – Phase III”

June 22, 2009  

H.E. V. Namgyel, Ambassador of Bhutan to India signed the Exchange of Notes for the Project “Reconstruction of Bridges – Phase III” with H.E. Hideaki Domichi, Ambassador of Japan to Bhutan and the Grant Agreement for the Project “Reconstruction of Bridges – Phase III”  with Mr. Hidetoshi Irigaki, Chief Representative of JICA in India on June 19, 2009. Read more