Joint Press Release on Mutual Visa Exemption Agreement between Bhutan and Switzerland Thimphu, 8 October 2014 – A mutual visa exemption agreement for holders of diplomatic and official passports was signed today by Foreign Secretary Yeshey Dorji and H.E. Linus von Castelmur, Ambassador of Switzerland to Bhutan at the Ministry of Foreign ...

The Meeting of the technical Expert Group on Bhutan-China Boundary will be held in Thimphu from 9-12 October 2014. An eight member Chinese delegation led by Mr. Huang Xilian, Counsellor, Asian Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People’s Republic of China will arrive in Thimphu on 9 October 2014.Read More

Bhutan’s Ambassador to Pakistan. H.E. Ms. Pema Choden presented her credentials to H.E. Mr. Mamnoon Hussain. President of Pakistan on 02 October 2014 in Islamabad. Following the presentation of her letter of credence, Ambassador Pema Choden called on the President and conveyed the good wishes of His Majesty the King, ...

On 3rd  October 201 4 His Excellency Mr. Kesang Wangdi, Ambassador of Bhutan  to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar presented  his Letters  of Credence to His Excellency  U Thein Sein, President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar at the Presidential Palace, Nay Py i Taw. Read ...

LyonpoDamcho Dorji, Minister of Home and Cultural Affairs and Leader of Bhutanese Delegation delivered Bhutan’s Statement at the General Debate of the 69th Session of United Nations General Assembly on the morning of 30th September. In his statement,Lyonposhared Bhutan’s developmental experiences and highlighted the importance of good governance, eradicating poverty ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Bhutan Dr. Ornella Lincetto presented her Credentials to the Hon’ble Minister for Foreign Affairs, Lyonpo Rinzin Dorje, at a ceremony conducted at the Gyalyong Tshogkhang on September 30, 2014.

Deposits of Bhutan’s lnstrument of Accession for the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards at the UN Treaty Event 23-25 September and 30 Sept. – 01 October 2014, UN Headquarters, New York On the occasion of the 201-4 UN Treaty Event, Bhutan deposited its lnstrument of ...

BHUTAN ACCEDES TO REVISED KYOTO CONVENTION AND HARMONIZED SYSTEM CONVENTION Bhutan’s instruments of accession to the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization   of   Customs   Procedures   (Revised   Kyoto   Convention) was on   Monday 15th September  2014 deposited at the World Customs Organisation (WCO) headquarters  in Brussels, Belgium by the Bhutanese Ambassador ...

Bhutan to start participating in UN Peacekeeping Missions As a long standing and responsible member of the United Nations, the Royal Government of Bhutan attaches high importance to the principles and purposes enshrined in the UN Charter. Bhutan has always worked constructively with other member states to realize the noble ...

On 15th September 2014, Mr. Karma Tsering Namgyal, Consul General of Bhutan called on Shri Janaki Ballav Patnaik, Governor of Assam at Raj Bhavan and Shri Tarun Gogoi, Chief Minister of Assam at his residence. Mr. Karma Tsering Namgyal conveyed the warm greetings of His Majesty the King and the ...