Dasho Sonam Tshong, Foreign Secretary is leading the Bhutanese delegation to the 18th Mid-Term Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Baku, Azerbaijan from 5-6 April 2018. The meeting was inaugurated by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr. Ilham Aliyev. In his address, Dasho Sonam Tshong reiterated ...
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Vacancy Re-Announcement
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to re-announcement the following vacancy for the in-service civil servants through lateral transfer in the following positions. Read More
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Bhutan became the 12th State Party to the Multilateral Agreement for the Establishment of an International Think Tank for Landlocked Developing Countries with the deposit of the instrument of Accession on 3rd April 2018 by H.E. Ambassador Doma Tshering, Permanent Representative of Bhutan to the UN on behalf of the ...
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His Excellency Mr. Vijay K. Gokhale, the Foreign Secretary of India arrived in Thimphu on Sunday 1st April 2018 for a bilateral meeting with the Royal government of Bhutan. Read More…
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On Sunday, 1st April 2018, Ambassador Kesang Wangdi, DG, BD and Ms. Paola Pampaloni, Deputy Managing Director for Asia and Pacific, European External Action Service signed the Agreed Minutes of the Seventh Biennial Consultations between Bhutan and the European Union, which was held in Brussels on 23rdNovember 2017 The Bhutanese ...
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Hon. Tshogpon Jigme Zangpo accompanied by Hon. Thrizin Dr. Sonam Kinga is leading a ten-member delegation to the 138th session of the IPU Assembly in Geneva from 24-28 March 2018. The IPU Assembly is held two times a year and the next one will also be held in Geneva in ...
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Bhutan hosted the fifth Annual Bhutan – Australia Bilateral Consultation in Thimphu, today. Director General Kesang Wangdi, Department of Bilateral Affairs led the Royal Government delegation comprising senior officials from the various agencies. Ms. Kathy Kay Klugman, First Assistant Secretary for Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade led the four ...
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Bhutan observed the International Day of Happiness (IDH) on 20th March 2018 with the lighting of a thousand butter lamps at the Semtokha Dzong in Thimphu. The commemoration was led by Lyonpo Damcho Dorji, Minister for Foreign Affairs and participated by senior officials of the Royal Government of Bhutan, ...
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At the invitation of the Danish-Bhutanese Friendship Association, Ambassador of Bhutan to Denmark Ms. Pema Choden and officials from the Royal Bhutanese Embassy in Brussels attended the Annual General Meeting of the Association on 17th March 2018 in Copenhagen. Around 20 members of the Association attended the event. Ambassador thanked ...
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Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay paid a working visit to Bern, Switzerland on 8th March 2018 at the invitation of the President of the Swiss Confederation, H.E. Mr. Alain Berset. The Program included a courtesy call on the President followed by delegation-level talks which were led by Lyonchhen and the Swiss President. ...
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