Press Releases

The Royal Bhutanese Embassy in Canberra, Australia with the support of The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and Western Sydney University (WSU), commissioned a guide for export from Bhutan to Australia in the form of a case study titled “Expanding Horizons: A guide for export growth from Bhutan ...

Dato' Mr. Adam Htoon was appointed as the Honorary Consul of Bhutan in Victoria in June 2023. The Honorary Consulate officially opened on 05 October 2023 over a small ceremony attended by Chargé d'affaires a.i. Mr. Jigme Tenzin, representative of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, close friends of ...

A high level parliamentary and business delegation from Western Australia led by the Hon. Michelle Hopkins Roberts, MLA, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, visited Bhutan from 07 to 10 June 2023. The delegation was granted an audience by His Majesty The King on 09 June following the opening ceremony of ...

The 6th Annual Bilateral Consultations between the Royal Government of Bhutan and the Government of Australia were held in Thimphu on Friday, 19 May 2023. The consultations were co-chaired by Ms. Pema Tshomo, Officiating Director, Department of Bilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, and Ms. Megan Jones, ...

The Hon Tim Watts, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, visited Bhutan from 15 to 16 May 2023. The Assistant Foreign Minister was accompanied by His Excellency Mr Robert Barry O’Farrell, Ambassador of Australia to Bhutan, officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Australian High ...

The Hon’ble Foreign Minister of Bhutan, His Excellency Lyonpo (Dr.) Tandi Dorji was on an official visit to Australia from 10 to 16 September 2022 as part of the celebration to mark the 20th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Bhutan and Australia on 14th September 2022. The Minister ...