The new UNICEF Representative to Bhutan Ms.Andrea James presented her Credentials to the Hon’ble Foreign Minister Lyonpo (Dr.) Tandi Dorji at the Gyalyong Tshokhang today. Prior to the current assignment to Bhutan, Ms. James was the Chief of National Committee Relations, UNICEF in Geneva. Ms.James replaces Mr.Will Parks as the ...
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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, ...
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His Excellency (Dr.) Tandi Dorji, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade addressed the opening session of the 79th Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) today through virtual mode. The session is being held in hybrid format from 15-19 May 2023 in Bangkok, under the ...
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The Hon Tim Watts, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, arrived in Bhutan today on a visit from 15 to 16 May 2023. The Assistant Foreign Minister is accompanied by His Excellency Mr Robert Barry O’Farrell, Ambassador of Australia to Bhutan, officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs and ...
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The 11th Annual Consultations between the Royal Government of Bhutan and the European Union took place in Thimphu on 5 May. They had a productive and friendly exchange of views on a broad range of topics and noted with satisfaction that Bhutan – EU relations have gained positive political ...
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The Ambassadors of Norway, Switzerland, Austria, Egypt, Spain, Slovak Republic, Mongolia, Serbia presented their credentials to His Majesty The King today. The Presentation of the Credentials ceremony was held in the Grand Kuenray at Tashichhodzong. His Excellency Mr. Hans Jacob Frydenlund is the Ambassador of Norway to Bhutan ...
Read More »Joint Statement on Visit of His Majesty The King of Bhutan to India (03-05 April 2023) A Framework for Expanded India-Bhutan Partnership 1. At the invitation of the President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, The King of Bhutan, His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck paid an official visit to India ...
Read More »Saturday, 1 April, 2023, Thimphu: His Majesty The King is set to visit India from 3- 5 April, 2023, on the invitation of the President of India, Her Excellency Droupadi Murmu. During the visit, His Majesty will meet with the President, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, and senior officials of ...
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H.E. Lyonchhen Dr. Lotay Tshering, Prime Minister of Bhutan, made an official visit to the European Union in Brussels and Luxembourg from 16 – 22 March 2023. In Brussels, Lyonchhen met with Mr. Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President of the European Commission, Ms. ...
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On behalf of the Royal Government of Bhutan, Mr. Phuntsho Norbu, Chargé d’affaires, a.i. at the Permanent Mission of Bhutan to the United Nations in New York handed over the original Instrument of Ratification of Bhutan’s accession to the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocol to ...
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