Ngawang

The Secretariat of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation presents its compliments to the Ministries of Foreign Affair/ External Affairs of the Member States of SAARC and has the honour to forward herewith attached self-explanatory letter dated 8th September 2014 received from the South Asian University in New Delhi ...

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Public Notification

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to inform the general public that the French Embassy in New Delhi has notified the Ministry about change in consular jurisdiction. Hereafter, the French Consulate in Kolkata will handle all the consular matters pertaining to Bhutan including processing of French visas. Therefore, the ...

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Press Release

Aum Pema Choden, Ambassador of Bhutan to Maldives, presented credentials to the President of Maldives H.E. Mr. Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom on 25th August 2014.Read More

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Press Release

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Resident Representative to Bhutan Mr. Tshewang Norbu presented his credentials to the Hon’ble Minister for Foreign Affairs, Lyonpo Rinzin Dorje, at a ceremony conducted at the Gyalyong Tshokhang on 28 August 2014. Mr. Norbu holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Sherubtse College and a ...

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Acceptance of Applications for ITEC Program

The Ministry would like to inform that GoI has now started accepting applications for those courses scheduled from November and December 2014 under ITEC Program. Therefore, the interested applicants are invited to apply for the same. The applications may be directly submitted to the Desk Officer, Asia & the Pacific ...

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The 9th Annual Japan-Bhutan Consultation

The 9th Annual Japan-Bhutan Consultation was held in Delhi on 15th August 2014. Director General Kinga Singye, Bilateral Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs led a 9-member delegation comprising of representatives from Foreign Ministry, GNHC, MoAF and MoWHS.

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The Consul General of Bhutan in Kolkata, H.E. Mr.Karma Tsering Namgyal called on H.E. Shri Keshari Nath Tripathi, Governor of West Bengal at the Raj Bhavan, Kolkata on 20th August 2014. Mr. Karma Tsering Namgyal is the second Consul General of Bhutan. The Royal Bhutan Consulate, Kolkata was established in 2009 ...

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Press Release

At the invitation of the Royal Government of Bhutan, His Excellency Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Minister of Al-Diwan Al-Amiri of the State of Kuwait is on a visit to Bhutan from 14-18 August 2014. His Excellency Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was received at Paro International Airport ...

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Status of Ebola outbreak in Western Africa as of 8th August 2014

The current EVD outbreak began in Guinea in December 2013. This outbreak now involves transmission in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. As of 4 August 2014, countries have reported 1 711 cases (1 070 confirmed, 436 probable, 205 suspect), including 932 deaths. This is currently the largest EVD outbreak ...

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Notification

In continuation to our earlier Notification No: MFA/HRS/CIRCULAR-NOTIFICATION/28/462 dated 4th June 2014 regarding correction of CV in the Civil Service Information System (CSIS), the HRS, MFA would like to once again inform all the staff under various Departments, Divisions and Missions Abroad under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to check ...

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