Monthly Archives: December 2013

Press Release

Marking the fiftieth anniversaryof the first Ministerial Conference on Asian Economic Cooperation, a ministerial level Asian Pacific Conference on Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration was held in Bangkok from 17-20 December, 2013. The Ministerial Conference adopted the Bangkok Declaration. The declaration called for cooperation in four thematic areas of integrated ...

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Announcement :GRoB Scholarship

The Royal Civil Service Commission is pleased to announce the availability of 20 scholarships to pursue the following courses at the Royal institute of Management, Semtokha. The courses are scheduled to commence on March 1, 2Ol4 .Interested and eligible civil servants may submit applications as follows:Read More

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The Royal Bhutanese Embassy organized the celebration of the 106th National Day at the Chancery in the morning of 17th December 2013. The Bhutanese community comprising students from various local universities, Bhutanese families in Thailand and Embassy officials led by Kutshab participated in the celebration. The celebration commenced in the ...

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PERMANENT MISSION OF BHUTAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK CELEBRATES NATIONAL DAY IN NEW YORK The Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the United Nations in New York was honored to host a reception on the evening of 17 December 2013 to celebrate Bhutan’s 106th National ...

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RBE Brussels Hosts First  get together of the European Friends of Bhutan. The first ever get together in Europe of  the  Honorary Consuls, Friendship Associations, Partners and other friends of Bhutan  in the European Union countries was hosted by the Royal Bhutanese Embassy in Brussels as a part of its ...

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The Royal Government of Bhutan, represented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation renewed the joint general agreement concerning development cooperation in Bhutan. The agreement has been renewed for a period of 5 years from 2013 till 2018. It reinforces the commitment of HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation to ...

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The Ambassador of India to Bhutan, Mr. V.P. Haran, today handed over a cheque amounting to Rs. 1.5 billion to the Finance Minister, Lyonpo Namgay Dorji, for the Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP), in the presence of Hon’ble Prime Minister, Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay. The Government of India has committed Rs. 5 ...

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The Permanent Mission of Bhutan to Geneva, Switzerland, hosted a Reception to mark the National Day of Bhutan at the WHO Restaurant, Appia 20, Geneva on 10th December 2013 The Reception was well attended. Guests at the reception comprised of officials from the Swiss Foreign Ministry in Bern and Geneva ...

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The Biennial High Level Consultation on Bilateral Cooperation between the Royal Government of Bhutan and the Government of Denmark was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 3rd December 2013. The Bhutanese delegation was led by Mr. Kinga Singye, Director General, Department of Bilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Danish delegation ...

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The Fifth European Union-Bhutan Biennial Consultations was, for the first time,  held in Brussels, Belgium on 29th November 2013.  The Bhutanese delegation was led by Mr. Kinga Singye, Director General, Department of Bilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the EU delegation was led by H.E. Mr. Viorel Isticioaia Budura, ...

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