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H.E. Dr Lotay Tshering, the Hon’ble Prime Minister arrived in Germany yesterday. The Prime Minister will be visiting Germany and the EU from March 8 to 22. During the visit, the Prime Minister is expected to meet the leaderships of Germany and the European Union to discuss bilateral relations and ...

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Signing Ceremony for Grant Aid Project and GGP Project

Ambassador of Bhutan to Japan V. Namgyel and Ambassador of Japan to Bhutan Suzuki Hiroshi signed an updated Exchange of Notes for the Project for the Development of Digital Topographic Map on 7th March 2023 in New Delhi. In 2021, the Government of Japan provided a grant of Yen 796 ...

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Press Release on the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries

Hon’ble Lyonchhen (Dr.) Lotay Tshering leading an eight member delegation to the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) arrived in Doha, Qatar on 3rd March. The LDC5 Conference will take place from 5-9th March 2023 in Doha, Qatar. Themed ‘From Potential to Prosperity,’ the LDC5 Conference ...

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5th Bhutan-India Small Development Project/High Impact Community Development Project Committee Meeting of the 12th FYP on 28th February 2023

The 5th Bhutan-India Small Development Project (SDP)/High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP) Committee Meeting between the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB) and Government of India (GoI) for the 12th Five Year Plan (FYP) was held on 28 February 2023 in Thimphu. The Bhutanese delegation was led by Ms. Tshoki Choden, ...

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Presentation of Credentials by Ambassadors of Bangladesh and Japan

The Ambassadors of Bangladesh and Japan presented their credentials to His Majesty The King today. The Presentation of the Credentials ceremony was held in the Throne Room at Tashichhodzong.  His Excellency Mr Shib Nath Roy is the 18th Ambassador of Bangladesh to Bhutan with residence in Bhutan. The Royal Government ...

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Press Release on the appointment of Ambassador, PMB, New York and RBE, Brussels

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade would like to extend heartiest felicitations to Mr. Pema L Dorji and Ms. Tshoki Choden on receiving Dhar from His Majesty The King as Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Bhutan to the United Nations in New York, with concurrent accreditation to Brazil and Canada, ...

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Mr. David William McLachlan-Karr, Regional Director for Asia-Pacific, UN Development Coordination Office based in Bangkok, called on Hon’ble Prime Minister, Lyonchhen (Dr.) Lotay Tshering at the Gyalyong Tshogkhang today. Discussions on alignment of the new Development Cooperation Framework with the 13th Five Year Plan and the need for efficiency both ...

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Official Visit of Mr. Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Indian Foreign Secretary to Bhutan

Mr. Vinay Mohan Kwatra, the Indian Foreign Secretary is in the country on an official visit from 18-20 January 2023 at the invitation of Ms. Pema Choden, Foreign Secretary of Bhutan. On 19 January 2023, Foreign Secretary Kwatra called on the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, and also met his ...

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Official Visit of Mr. Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Indian Foreign Secretary to Bhutan

Mr. Vinay Mohan Kwatra, the Indian Foreign Secretary will be on an official visit to Bhutan from 18-20 January 2023 at the invitation of Ms. Pema Choden, Foreign Secretary of Bhutan. During the visit, Foreign Secretary Kwatra will call on the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, and also meet his ...

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade organised lighting of a thousand butter lamps to offer condolences and prayers for the victims of the plane crash in Nepal yesterday where 72 people lost their lives. The ceremony was led by the Foreign Minister and attended by senior officials of ...

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