{"id":1262,"date":"2022-09-19T07:03:38","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T07:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/?p=1262"},"modified":"2022-09-19T07:03:38","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T07:03:38","slug":"honble-foreign-minister-lyonpo-dr-tandi-dorjis-official-visit-to-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/honble-foreign-minister-lyonpo-dr-tandi-dorjis-official-visit-to-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Hon&#8217;ble Foreign Minister Lyonpo (Dr.) Tandi Dorji\u2019s Official Visit to Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The Hon\u2019ble 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 20<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Bhutan and Australia on 14<sup>th<\/sup> September 2022. The Minister visited Perth, Canberra and Sydney.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">During the week long visit, <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Lyonpo<\/span><\/span> met a number of <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">senior government officials, parliamentarians, university leaders<\/span><\/span> and <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">private individuals<\/span><\/span> to discuss areas of mutual interest and benefit. He also interacted widely with Bhutanese communities in Perth and Canberra, and visited educational institutions and business establishment with Bhutanese presence. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">On the 20<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations on 14 September, <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Lyonpo<\/span><\/span> was pleased to meet Senator the Hon. Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs, who reinforced Australia\u2019s continued support to Bhutan and its development. <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Lyonpo reiterated<\/span><\/span> Bhutan\u2019s commitment to deepen the enduring ties of friendship between the two countries and highlighted key areas for future collaboration and cooperation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">This was the first visit by a Foreign Minister of Bhutan to Australia <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">in 19 years.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1263\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1263\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1263\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Penny-Wong-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Penny-Wong-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Penny-Wong-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Penny-Wong-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Penny-Wong-1536x1054.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Penny-Wong-2048x1405.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Penny-Wong-110x75.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1263\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lyonpo (Dr.) Tandi Dorji with Senator The Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1264\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1264\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1264\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/301821980_643437183804381_8536864333050083223_n-300x189.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/301821980_643437183804381_8536864333050083223_n-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/301821980_643437183804381_8536864333050083223_n-1024x646.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/301821980_643437183804381_8536864333050083223_n-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/301821980_643437183804381_8536864333050083223_n.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1264\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The flags of the Kingdom of Bhutan and the Commonwealth of Australia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"justify\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hon\u2019ble 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. 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