Background

The Royal Bhutanese Embassy in Brussels was established in May 2009 following the establishment of formal diplomatic relations with Belgium in January 2009.

The Ambassador is formally accredited to Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain and Sweden as well as the European Union and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (which is based in The Hague).

In addition, RBE Brussels deals with bilateral matters relating to all other EU member states and other european countries (except Austria, Norway and Switzerland which is dealt with by the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the United Nations in Geneva) as well as the World Customs Organization in Brussels and the United Nations World Tourism Organization based in Madrid, Spain.