Yearly Archives: 2017

Press Release

Dr. S. Jaishankar, Foreign Secretary of India will arrive in Thimphu on a three day official visit from 2-5 October, 2017. The Foreign Secretary will receive an audience with His Majesty the King and also call on Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay and Lyonpo Damcho Dorji, Minister for Foreign Affairs. The ...

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Ambassador Kinga Singye, Permanent Representative of Bhutan to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, presented his letters of credence to the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), H.E. Mr. Erik Solheim, on 27th September 2017 at the Europe Office for the UN Environment in ...

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Addressing world leaders at the General Debate of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay reaffirmed Bhutan’s commitment to working with Member States to ensure that the UN continues to play an instrumental role in fighting climate change, eradicating poverty an maintaining global ...

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On 19th September 2017, Hon’ble Foreign Minister Damcho Dorji deposited the Instrument of Ratification to the Paris Agreement to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change during UN Annual Treaty Event held at the UN headquarters in New York. Bhutan became the 161st country to deposit its Instrument of ...

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The General Debate of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly will begin on the 19th of September in New York at the United Nations Headquarters. The Hon’ble Prime Minister will be leading Bhutan’s delegation to the meeting; and will be accompanied by the Foreign Minister Damcho Dorji ...

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On the invitation of Temasek Foundation, Singapore and the Government of Singapore Hon Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay visited Singapore from 15-16 September 2017 to attend the Singapore Summit 2017. The Summit was organised by Temasek Foundation, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the Government Investment Corp (GIC) Singapore and the ...

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