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A tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in Technical and Vocational Education and Training, with particular focus on Wood Engineering Technology between the Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD), Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB); School of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland; and Centre for Sustainable Development and Cooperation (CDC), Switzerland, was signed ...

  The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Bilateral Consultations between the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) of the Swiss Confederation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & External Trade, Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB), was renewed on 8th January 2024 in Bern, Switzerland.The MoU was signed by Ambassador Tenzin Rondel Wangchuk, on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...

Ambassador Tenzin Rondel Wangchuk presented his letters of credence to His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway in Oslo today, accrediting him as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the Kingdom of Norway.   During the credentials ceremony, Ambassador Wangchuk conveyed the warm greetings and good wishes of His Majesty The King of Bhutan to His ...

The Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bhutan in Geneva, joined the nation in celebrating the 42th  Birth Anniversary of His Majesty The King on 21 February 2022 at the Ambassadors’ Residence. Bhutanese residing in Switzerland and friends of Bhutan in Switzerland attended the event. The celebration began with the offering of butter lamps and Zhabten for the continued well ...

The fourth bilateral consultation between Bhutan and Switzerland was held on 28 January 2022 in Bern, Switzerland. The Bhutanese delegation was led by Ambassador Pema Choden, Foreign Secretary and the Swiss delegation was led by Ambassador Raphael Nägeli, Assistant State Secretary for Asia and the Pacific, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. During the consultations, the two sides exchanged views on ...

                Ambassador Tenzin Rondel Wangchuk presented his credentials to H.E Mr. Alexander Van der Bellen, Federal President of the Republic Austria on Wednesday, 19 January 2022 accrediting him as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the Federal Republic of Austria. He conveyed to the President the warm greetings ...

Ambassador Tenzin R Wangchuk addressed the General Assembly of the Society Switzerland Bhutan (SSB) on June 5, 2021. He highlighted the important role played by SSB in promoting friendship between Bhutan and Switzerland and conveyed the appreciation of the Royal Government of Bhutan for their support.

Lyonpo Dasho Dechen Wangmo, Minister for Health is currently leading a delegation at the 74th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, Switzerland, being held from 24th May to 1st June 2021. The World Health Assembly is the highest decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO) and is attended by delegates from all the 194 WHO Member States. The Theme ...

Her Majesty The Queen Mother Gyalyum Sangay Choden Wangchuck will be delivering the keynote address at the 54th session of the Commission on Population and Development that will be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 19 to 23 April 2021. Her Majesty’s keynote address will be delivered via a pre-recorded video statement during the opening of ...

H.E Ambassador Tenzin R Wangchuk presented his credentials to H.E Ms Audrey Azoulay, the Director General of UNESCO in Paris on 17th March 2021 as the Permanent Delegate of the Kingdom of Bhutan to UNESCO.