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Dasho Bap Kesang, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the Maldives, presented his Letter of Credence to His Excellency President Mohamed Nasheed of the Republic of Maldives in Male on 04 March 2010 at a ceremony held at the President’s Office. Read more
Bhutan’s UPR report to be considered by the UN Human Rights Council in march 2010
THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE REPORT ON THE REVIEW OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN BHUTAN, ADOPTED BY THE UN WORKING GROUP FOR UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW IN DECEMBER 2009, WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL IN GENEVA ON 18TH MARCH 2010. Read more
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H.E. Dasho Yeshey Dorji, Kutshab, Permanent Mission of Bhutan to the United Nations, Geneva presented his credentials to His Excellency Dr. Heinz Fischer, Federal President of Austria on 11th January 2010. Kutshab, Geneva is concurrently accredited to Vienna, Austria. Read more
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Major General Vetsop Namgyel, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, presented his Letter of Credence to His Excellency Dr. Ram Baran Yadav, President of Nepal, in Kathmandu, Nepal on 13th December, 2009. Read more
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The Government of the State of Kuwait has made a generous contribution of US$ 3.5 Million Dollars and the Kuwait Red Crescent Society has made a similar contribution of US$ 2 million in assistance towards the reconstruction and rehabilitation costs for damages caused by Cyclone Aila in May 2009 and the Earthquake on 21 September 2009. Read more