Establishment of diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Bhutan and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
The Kingdom of Bhutan and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, wishing to strengthen and develop mutually beneficial relations between their countries and peoples, have established diplomatic relations with effect from 1st February 2012. Read more
Press Release
The First Bilateral Consultation between the Royal Government of Bhutan and the Government of Australia took place on 23 January 2012, in Thimphu, Bhutan. The Bhutanese Delegation was led by Mr. Daw Penjo, Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Australian Delegation was led by Ambassador Peter Varghese, Ambassador of Australia to Bhutan. Australian delegation for the Consultation included H.E. Ambassador Timothy Andrew Fischer, Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Australia to Bhutan and Officials from the Australian High Commission in New Delhi and Canberra. Read more
Bhutan establishes diplomatic relations with Mongolia and Vietnam
The Kingdom of Bhutan wishing to strengthen and develop mutually beneficial relations with Mongolia and Vietnam have established diplomatic relations. Read more
Guideline for Students Seeking Admission in Colleges under Delhi University
1. All foreign nationals/citizens applying for admission to University of Delhi are required to apply through the Foreign Students’ Registry (FSR) office only. This is applicable even if the concerned foreign student has given qualifying examination from an Indian Board/University. Read more
Address by His Excellency Jigmi Y. Thinley, Honourable Prime Minister of Bhutan, At the Inaugural Session of The Seventeenth SAARC Summit, Addu, Maldives, 10 November 2011
Excellencies,
Distinguished Delegates,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
From the people of the mountain kingdom of Bhutan, I bring to our brothers and sisters of the Maldives islands, greetings and good wishes. Despite the expansive space between us, the similarities we share are bringing our countries closer. Apart from the distinction of being the two smallest members of the SAARC, we are bound together by an amazing range of circumstances and aspirations. We are equally challenged in the nurturing of our infant democracies just as our fragile ecologies are threatened in equal measure by the continuing rise in global temperature. Likewise, we are both compelled to diversify our growing but vulnerable economies even as our GDP numbers are on the rise. In recognizing our own future as being conditioned by the prospects of the region, we find ourselves deeply committed to the process of unlocking the vast potentials of SAARC . Read more
Press Release
On the invitation of Smt. Meira Kumar, Speaker of the Lok Sabha of India, Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley is visiting New Delhi from 18-21 December 2011 to deliver the Fourth Professor Hiren Mukerjee Memorial Lecture. Hon. Lyonchhen will be accompanied by Foreign Secretary Daw Penjo and other senior officials of the Royal Government. Read more
Establishment of diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Bhutan and the Republic of Indonesia
The Kingdom of Bhutan and the Republic of Indonesia, wishing to strengthen and develop mutually beneficial relations between their countries and peoples have established diplomatic relations with effect from 15th December 2011. Read more
Bhutan formalises Diplomatic Relations with the Republic of Cuba, Republic of Fiji and the Kingdom of Morocco
Signing of Joint Communique between Bhutan and Cuba, 26th September 2011, Permanent Mission of Bhutan, New York.
Pictured: Acting Foreign Minister Dasho Daw Penjo and Cuban Foreign Minister H.E. Mr. Bruno Eduardo Rodriguez Parilla.
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