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The World Bank Resident Representative to Bhutan Ms. Genevieve Boyreau presented her credentials to the Hon’ble Minister for Foreign Affairs, Lyonpo Rinzin Dorje, at a ceremony conducted at the Gyalyong Tshokhang on 14 August 2013.Read More

The first round of Bhutan-India Development Cooperation Talks for the 11th Five Year Plan between the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB) and the Government of India (GoI) will be held in Thimphu from 15 – 17 August, 2013. The Bhutanese delegation will be led by Foreign Secretary Yeshey Dorji and ...

Mr. Shivshankar Menon, National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of India and the Indian Foreign Secretary, Mrs. Sujatha Singh will arrive in Thimphu on a three day official visit form 8- 10 August, 2013. Read More

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Signing of the exchange of Notes for the Rehabilitation of Takli Irrigation System The Government of Japan has agreed today to extend additional grant assistance, of 1billion 51million yen (¥ 1, 051,000,000) for the Rehabilitation of Takli Irrigation System in Sarpang district, to the Royal Government of Bhutan. H.E. V. ...

The Secretariat of the South Asian Association for the Regional Cooperation presents the compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs/ External Affairs of the Member States of SAARC and has honour to state that the post of Director – Finance will soon fall vacant at the South Asian University, New ...

Visit of the Foreign Secretary of India, Mr. Ranjan Mathai to Bhutan The Foreign Secretary of India, Mr. Ranjan Mathai is on a three-day official visit to Bhutan from 15-17 May 2013. He is accompanied by Mr. Akhilesh Mishra, Joint Secretary (North), Ministry of External Affairs. During the visit, Mr. ...

The Permanent Representative of Bhutan to the United Nations Office in Geneva, H.E. Mr. Dawa Penjo presented his letter of credence to the World Food Programme, the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Rome, Italy last week, accrediting him as the Permanent ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to inform the general public that the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture will be organizing and funding an “Artist in Residence” programme. Within this programme, 50 residency-scholarships for Vienna, Austria are being made available to artists, writers, composers, curators and ...

The Secretariat of the South Asian Association for the Regional Cooperation presents the compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs/ External Affairs of the Member States of SAARC and has honour to state that the following three positions of Professional posts will soon fall vacant at the SAARC Meteorological Research ...