Ministry of Foreign Affairs RGOB
Public Notification - Update
November 17, 2020 9:25 amThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to notify that all Bhutanese students studying in Thailand and wishing to return to resume their studies and other Bhutanese eligible to enter Thailand will need to submit the following documents to the Royal Thai Honorary Consulate-General in Thimphu to process
Public Notification
October 27, 2020 4:00 pmThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to notify that all Bhutanese students studying in Thailand and wishing to return to resume their studies and other Bhutanese eligible to enter Thailand will need to submit the following documents to the Royal Thai Honorary Consulate-General in Thimphu to process
PRESS RELEASE
November 20, 2020 4:16 pmVirtual launch of the second phase of the RuPay Card by H.E. Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, and H.E. Dr. Lotay Tshering, Prime Minister of Bhutan H.E. Shri Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, and H.E. Dr. Lotay Tshering, Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bhutan, will jointly
Press Release
November 19, 2020 6:39 pm
His Majesty The King conferred Dakyen to the Zhung Drongyer (Chief of Protocol) today, at the Tashichhodzong. Mr. Ugyen Gonphel was appointed as the Zhung Drongyer, by His Majesty The King, on 6 May 2020. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Gonphel served as the Dy. Chief of Protocol in the Ministry. The
PRESS RELEASE
November 13, 2020 9:58 pm
Her Majesty Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck has been awarded as the individual laureate for the 2020 UN Population Award in recognition of Her Majesty the Gyalyum’s outstanding contribution to raising awareness and devising solutions to population and reproductive health issues. The UN Population
H.E. Mr. Tenzin R. Wangchuk presented his credentials virtually to H.E. Mr. Gilbert F. Houngbo
November 10, 2020 1:44 pm
H.E. Mr. Tenzin R. Wangchuk presented his credentials virtually to H.E. Mr. Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of International Fund for Agricultural Development on 9th November 2020, followed by a bilateral meeting
Press Release
November 9, 2020 3:10 pm
On behalf of the Federal Government of Switzerland and the Swiss Embassy in New Delhi in India, the Honorary Consul of Switzerland to Bhutan, Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji, handed over 3500 RT-PCR and 5000 Lab based Antibody test kits to the Health Secretary today. Upon the request of the Royal Government of
Online Workshop on Conference Diplomacy and Multilateral Negotiation, by the UNITAR
November 6, 2020 1:35 pm
A four-day online workshop, from November 2-5 2020, on Conference Diplomacy and Multilateral Negotiation conducted by UNITAR concluded yesterday. Initially, as a start of collaboration between the UNITAR and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), UNITAR offered to send their experts to Thimphu to conduct
MFA Lecture Series : Session 1 (2020)
November 3, 2020 3:50 pm
India, the Neighborhood and Beyond, by Her Excellency Mrs. Ruchira Kamboj, Ambassador of India to Bhutan As part of the Lecture Series of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), H.E. Mrs. Ruchira Kamboj, Ambassador of India to Bhutan, gave a talk on the subject, ‘India, the Neighborhood and Beyond’
PRESS RELEASE
October 30, 2020 1:12 pm
The Fourth High Impact Community Development Project/Small Development Project Committee Meeting of the 12th FYP between RGoB and GoI held in Thimphu on 29th October 2020 The 4th Bhutan–India High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP)/Small Development Project Committee (SDPC) Meeting between
PRESS RELEASE
October 24, 2020 2:10 pm
Bhutan observed the 75th Anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations on 24 October 2020 with prayers and the lighting of a thousand butter lamps at Tara Lha-den Zhingkham temple, Pangrizampa. UN Day marks the day on which the UN Charter entered into force in 1945. The Hon’ble Speaker of