Press Releases

Mr. Vincente Perez, Honorary Consul (HC) of Bhutan in the Philippines called on Hon’ble Foreign Minister today. HC’s support to Bhutan and future collaboration were discussed during the meeting. Mr. Perez also attended the Sustainable Finance for Tiger Landscapes Conference, held from 22-23 April 2024.

Ms. Taina Dyckhoff, Head of Environment Division, German Embassy, New Delhi called on Hon’ble Foreign Minister today at 1130 HRs. During the meeting, matters related to bilateral relations between Bhutan and Germany were discussed. The German delegation from the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer ...

  Hon’ble met with H.E. Mr. Masud Bin Momen, Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh who is in the country for the Third Foreign Office Consultation between Bhutan and Bangladesh.

  The Foreign Minister met with Mr.Carter Roberts, President and CEO of WWF, USA this morning. The meeting touched on the importance of keeping people at the center of all environmental conservation efforts. Mr.Roberts is visiting Bhutan to attend the Sustainable Financing for Tiger Landscapes Conference taking place from 22 ...

    The Third Foreign Office Consultation between the Royal Government of Bhutan and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh was held on 19 April 2024 in Thimphu. The meeting was co-chaired by Foreign Secretary Pema Choden, Royal Government of Bhutan, and Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen, Government ...

The Government of Japan will provide an additional grant of US$ 4.92 million to the Royal Government of Bhutan for the construction of the Royal Centre for Infectious Diseases (RCID) in Gidakom, Thimphu. The Exchange of Notes for the additional grant was signed between Ambassador of Bhutan to Japan V. ...

  Hon’ble Lyonpo met with H.E. Dr. Ralf Heckner, Ambassador of Switzerland to Bhutan who is in the country on farewell visit. Lyonpo thanked the Ambassador for the efforts in strengthening the bilateral relations between Bhutan and Switzerland. Lyonpo wished the Ambassador well in his future endeavours.

On 3 April 2024, Hon’ble Foreign Minister Lyonpo D.N. Dhungyel graced the launch of the UNDP’s Human Development Report (HDR) 2023-2024 in Bhutan as the Chief Guest. In his keynote address, Hon’ble Lyonpo underlined Bhutan’s efforts towards human development and the importance of multilateralism to address global challenges. The Human ...

Hon’ble Foreign Minister met with H.E. Dr. Nalinee Taveesin, Advisor to the Prime Minister of Thailand and Thai Trade Representative, today. The Advisor was accompanied by H.E. Mrs. Makawadee Sumitmor, Ambassador of Thailand to Bhutan.

  H.E. Mr. Alexander Wykeham Ellis, the British High Commissioner to India, visited Bhutan from February 29th to March 2nd, 2024. During his visit, the British High Commissioner called on the Honorable Foreign Minister on February 29th, 2024.