Press Releases

Her Royal Highness Ashi Sonam Dechan Wangchuck, Representative of His Majesty The King of Bhutan, met H.E. Mr. Kishida Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan, on 28th September at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo. During the meeting, Her Royal Highness reiterated the deep condolences of His Majesty The King of Bhutan, the ...

On 21st September 1971 at the 26th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Bhutan became the 128th member of the United Nations (UN). Minutes later, on the same day, as the newest member of the UN, Bhutan exercised its first sovereign prerogative by voting in favour of admitting Bahrain ...

Ms. Kanni Wignaraja, Regional Director for the Asia-Pacific Bureau, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Assistant-Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) is on a five-day visit to Bhutan from 13-18 September 2022.  Ms. Wignaraja will call on the Hon’ble Prime Minister, members of the Cabinet and other senior officials ...

The British Honorary Consulate in Bhutan announces with great sadness the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of The Faith. Read More  

Foreign Minister Lyonpo (Dr.) TandiDorjiwill be on an official visit to Australia from 10 to 16 September 2022 as part of the celebration to mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bhutan and Australia on 14th September 2022.  Foreign Minister will visit Perth, Canberra, and Sydney. ...

Led by His Majesty’s Secretariat, Bhutan will observe a day of national mourning to honour the late Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. This morning, prayers and a 1000 butter lamps were offered in Dzongs across the country, and the ...

  The Embassy of Japan organized a ceremony to award the “the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star” from the Government of Japan to Lyonpo Dago Tshering in Thimphu earlier today. The award was handed over to Lyonpo Dago Tshering by His Excellecny Mr Satoshi Suzuki, Ambassador ...

H.E. Mr. Tenzin Lekphell, Secretary General of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is on an introductory visit to Bhutan from 31 August to 4 September 2022. H.E. Mr. Tenzin Lekphell assumed office as the third Secretary General of BIMSTEC on 06 November 2020.  ...

Ms. Carie Morrison, the new Country Director and Representative of the World Food Programme (WFP) to Bhutan presented her credentials to the Hon’ble Foreign Minister, Lyonpo Dr. Tandi Dorji, today. Ms. Morrison, a Canadian national, was appointed as the WFP Country Director by Mr. David M. Beasley, Executive Director of ...

The Ministry invited Dr. Ratnakar Adhikari, Executive Director of the Executive Secretariat for the Enhanced Integrated Framework at the World Trade Organization as the distinguished speaker at the MFA Lecture Series, which was held on 25 August 2022. The Executive Director spoke on the subject, “International Trade: Economic Diplomacy and ...