𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄

The three-day official visit to Bhutan by H.E. Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, accompanied by his spouse, Mrs. Thananon Charnvirakul, concluded successfully on 1 November 2026. During the visit, His Majesty The King graciously granted a Royal Audience to Prime Minister Anutin, his spouse and senior members of the Thai delegation at Gelephu Mindfulness City.

 

The visit provided an opportunity to reaffirm the longstanding friendship and close cooperation between Bhutan and Thailand. In this context, Prime Minister Anutin held bilateral talks with H.E. Dasho Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of Bhutan, during which the two leaders reviewed bilateral relations and exchanged views on further strengthening cooperation in areas of mutual interest, including education, health, renewable energy, tourism, human resource development, culture and people-to-people exchanges. Prime Minister Anutin also met with senior officials of the Royal Government of Bhutan.

 

As part of efforts to advance practical cooperation between the two countries, the following documents were signed during the visit:

 

𝟏. 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 between the Ministry of Health of Bhutan and the Ministry of Public Health of Thailand;

 

𝟐. 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 among the Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (NEDA), the Ministry of Finance of Bhutan and Norion Renewable Energy Limited on Technical Assistance for the Review and Detailed Design of the 100 MW Tareythang Agrivoltaics Project; and

 

𝟑. 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 between Bhutan Development Bank Ltd. and the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives of Thailand.

 

On 1 November 2026, Prime Minister Anutin and his delegation visited Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) and attended the auspicious ceremony marking the raising of the 108 Jangchub Chortens ( Stupas of Enlightenment), a significant milestone in the development of GMC under the visionary leadership of His Majesty The King.

 

Bhutan and Thailand enjoy longstanding ties of close friendship and cooperation, underpinned by the special bonds between the two Royal Families, their shared Buddhist heritage, and strong cultural and people-to-people connections. The visit further reaffirmed the enduring friendship between the two countries and their shared commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation for the mutual benefit of their peoples.