The 11th Annual Consultations between Bhutan and Japan on Economic Cooperation took place in New Delhi on 23  August 2016.  Ambassador Kesang Wangdi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs led the  Bhutanese delegation comprising  of  officials  from  the Gross National Happiness Commission, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Works and Human Settlement, ...

His Majesty the King has conferred the “Gyentag” to Bhutan’s two female ambassadors: Kunzang C. Namgyel, Permanent Representative of Bhutan to the United Nations in New York, concurrently accredited as Ambassador to Canada and Brazil; and Pema Choden, Bhutan’s resident Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union with concurrent accreditation ...

The 24th Round of Bhutan – China Boundary Talks was held in Beijing on 11th August 2016. The talks were led by LyonpoDamchoDorji, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bhutan and Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Vice Foreign Minister of China. During the talks, the two leaders held in-depth discussions on the boundary ...

  Bhutan’s Ambassador to Bangladesh, Sonam  Tobden  Rabgye,  presented  his credentials to H.E. Mohamed  Abdul Hamid, President  of the People’s Republic  of Bangladesh, on 10 August 2016 at the Bangabhaban, the official residence of the President.Read More

The Twenty Fourth Round of Boundary Talks between the Royal Government of Bhutan and the Government of the People’s Republic of China will be held in China from 11th to 14th August 2016.Read More

The Annual Performance Agreement (APA) between the Minister and the Secretary as well as between the Secretary and Heads of Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was signed on 5th August 2016 in a ceremony conducted at Gyalyong Tshokhang. The APAs are expected to help each Departments to work ...

The new UNICEF Representative to Bhutan Mr. Rudolf Schwenk presented his credentials to the Hon’ble Foreign Minister, Lyonpo Damcho Dorji, at a ceremony conducted at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Gyalyong Tshogkhang on 4 August 2016. Mr. Schwenk holds a Masters Degree in Modern Middle East, Political Science and History, ...

Additional Security Measures at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol At the request of the Protocol Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Netherlands, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bhutan would like to inform the general public that additional security measures have been taken at and around Amsterdam airport Schiphol in the interest of safety ...

On the invitation of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Lyonpo DN Dhungyel, Hon’ble Minister for Information and Communications visited Dhaka, Bangladesh to attend the “Civil Service In Development Innovation Summit 2016” from 27-30 July 2016. The Summit was inaugurated by Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bangladesh on 28 ...