Press Releases

H.E. Mr. Philip Victor Green OAM, Ambassador of Australia to Bhutan paid a courtesy call on Hon’ble Foreign Minister D.N. Dhungyel today. Lyonpo congratulated the Ambassador on the presentation of credentials to His Majesty The King.

The Ambassadors of Australia, EU, Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka presented their credentials to His Majesty The King today. The Presentation of the Credentials ceremony was held in the Grand Kuenray at the Tashichhodzong. The Ambassadors are: 1. H.E. Mr. Philip Victor Green OAM, Ambassador of Australia to Bhutan with residence ...

Bhutan Celebrates the Re-election of Dr. Rinchen Chophel to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) The Royal Government of Bhutan is happy to announce the re-election of Dr. Rinchen Chophel to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) for the term ...

Ambassador of Bhutan to Japan V. Namgyel and Ambassador of Japan to Bhutan SUZUKI Hiroshi signed Exchange of Notes for two projects on the reconstruction of bridges in Mongar and human resource development. The Exchange of Notes were signed in New Delhi on 20th May 2024.   Under the Project ...

Entry into Force of the BIMSTEC Charter The BIMSTEC Charter shall enter into force on 20 May 2024 with all BIMSTEC Member States having completed the ratification process. The BIMSTEC Charter was adopted during the Fifth BIMSTEC Summit in 2022. Bhutan deposited the instrument of ratification on 2nd February 2024.  ...

Dr. NAGATA Ryoichi, Honorary Consul General of Bhutan in Kagoshima, Japan and Professor Pema Gyalpo, Special Advisor to Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bhutan in Japan, called on Hon’ble Foreign Minister D.N.Dhungyel today. During the meeting, matters related to consular and possible areas of support by the Honorary Consul General were ...

Bhutan presented its combined 6th and 7th periodic report to the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on 14th and 15 May 2024 at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The Bhutanese delegation was led by Hon’ble Minister of Education and Skills Development, Lyonpo Yeezang De Thapa. The ...

From 8 to 9 May, the Ambassadors of the Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea,  the Republic of Finland and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Bhutan called on Hon’ble Foreign Minister D.N. ...

The following Ambassadors-designate presented their credentials to His Majesty The King on 8 May 2024: 1. H.E. Dr. Philipp Ackermann, Ambassador-designate of the Federal Republic of Germany to Bhutan 2. H.E. Mr. Jan Thesleff, Ambassador-designate of the Kingdom of Sweden to Bhutan 3. H.E. Mr. Kenneth Felix Haczynski da Nobrega, ...

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.