Press Releases

On 31 January 2022, the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Bank of the European Union, and the Kingdom of Bhutan officially acknowledged the ratification of the Country Framework Agreement which allows the EIB to start operations in Bhutan. Ambassador Pema Choden, Hon’ble Foreign Secretary signed the statement with Vice President ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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To mark the 114th National Day of Bhutan and the opening of the Royal Bhutanese Embassy in Canberra, the Embassy organized a Flag Hoisting ceremony and a Reception on Friday, 17 December 2021. The Flag Hoisting ceremony in the morning was graced by Mr. Ian McConville, the Chief of Protocol ...
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The Civil Service Award 2021 for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was held on 15 December 2021.The Civil Service Award has been institutionalised by the Royal Civil Service Commission as an annual event as per the Royal Command of His Majesty The King, to acknowledge the contribution made by the ...
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The meeting between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF) was held today as part of the MFA domestic outreach programme. The main objective is to promote a better understanding of the foreign policy of the Royal Government of Bhutan and to enhance better ...
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Coinciding with the auspicious Zakar, H.E. Mr. Jigme Thinlye Namgyal assumed the post of the Consul General of the Royal Bhutanese Consulate General, Guwahati, in a small Tendrel ceremony. Prior to this appointment, he served as the Director General, Department of Disaster Management under the Ministry of Home and Cultural ...
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Kutshab Tshering Gyaltshen Penjor presented his Letter of Credence to the President of the European Commission, H.E. Ms. Ursula von der Leyen at the President's Gallery in the Berlaymont building on 8 December 2021. President von der Leyen welcomed Ambassador Tshering Gyaltshen Penjor’s appointment and said that Bhutan and the ...
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Bhutan observed the 37th SAARC Charter Day on 8th December at the Changangkha Lhakhang with the lighting of a thousand butter lamps and prayers. Foreign Secretary, members of the diplomatic community and senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs attended the event. The SAARC Charter signed on 8th December ...
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Foreign Secretary Ambassador Pema Choden participated in the 2021 Seoul United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial held virtually from 7-8 December 2021 hosted by the Government of Republic of Korea. The Ministerial is the latest in a series of high-level meetings held since 2014 to strengthen UN peacekeeping operations ...
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