Press Releases

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Lyonpo D.N. Dhungyel, attended the 9th Indian Ocean Conference in Port Louis, Mauritius, from 10-12 April 2026. In his statement at the session, the Foreign Minister underscored the importance of the Indian Ocean for trade and connectivity, as well as for the ...

H.E. Mr. Munu Mahawar, Additional Secretary, Northern Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India called on H.E. Lyonpo D.N. Dhungyel, Hon’ble Foreign Minister; and Ambassador Pema Lektup Dorji, Foreign Secretary on 07 April 2026. Mr. Mahawar is visiting Bhutan to attend the third GMC-India Joint Working Group Meeting.

                                                 Joint Press Release of the 15th Expert Group Meeting                                    ...

Following the visit of H.E. Dasho Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of Bhutan, to the Republic of the Philippines from 18 to 20 March 2026, Lyonpo D.N. Dhungyel, Foreign Minister, held a telephonic conversation with Her Excellency Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines, ...

Signing of the Grant Contract for “The Project for the Provision of a Sewer Suction Truck in Thimphu” under the Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Projects (GGP) Ms. Tashi Peldon, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Royal Bhutanese Embassy and Mr. ARIYOSHI Takashi, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Embassy of Japan, signed ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade in collaboration with the GovTech Agency  today launched the integration of the Bhutan National Digital Identity (NDI) wallet and eKYC with the national passport system. This milestone marks an important step toward enhancing secure, efficient, and user-centric digital public services. The Bhutan ...

                          Third Bhutan-India High Impact Community Development Project Committee                       Meeting of the 13th FYP The 3 rd Bhutan-India High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP) Committee Meeting between the ...

H.E. Dasho Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of Bhutan will make an Official Working Visit to Japan from 12 to 17 March 2026.During the visit, the Prime Minister will meet H.E. Ms. Takaichi Sanae, Hon’ble Prime Minister of Japan, senior officials of the Government of Japan, and members of the business ...

Lyonpo D.N. Dhungyel, Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade attended the 11th Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi, India from 05 to 07 March 2026. Lyonpo participated in the panel discussion titled “Development by Design: Scripting the Next Global Growth Story”, alongside the Deputy Foreign Minister of Tanzania, the Chief ...

Her Excellency Mrs. Tshering Lhadn, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the Swiss Confederation, presented her Letter of Credence to His Excellency Mr. Guy Parmelin, the President of the Swiss Confederation at a ceremony held in Bern on 26 February 2026. On the occasion, the Ambassador ...