Press Releases

Mr. Tadahiko Konoike, Honorary Consul of Bhutan in the Kinki Region of Japan, called on H.E. Lyonpo D.N. Dhungyel, Hon’ble Foreign Minister, earlier this morning.   During the call, the two sides exchanged views on matters of mutual interest and explored opportunities to further strengthen the close and friendly relations ...

Hon’ble Prime Minister of Sri Lanka to Visit Bhutan for the Inaugural Global Conscious Food Systems Summit 2026 At the invitation of the Royal Government of Bhutan, Hon’ble Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka will visit Bhutan from 31 August to 5 September ...

      𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 (𝐉𝐃𝐒)   Ambassador of Bhutan to Japan V. Namgyel and Ambassador of Japan to Bhutan Keiichi Ono signed the Exchange of Notes for the Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) on 25 th ...

𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐧-𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬   The Fourth Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB) and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (GoB) was held today in Dhaka. The Meeting was co-chaired by the Foreign Secretary Pema Lektup Dorji, RGoB and Foreign Secretary Asad ...

Official Visit of the Foreign Secretary to Bangladesh for the Fourth Foreign Office Consultations Mr. Pema Lektup Dorji, Foreign Secretary, Royal Government of Bhutan will be on an official visit to Bangladesh from 17-19 August, 2026. Foreign Secretary Pema Lektup Dorji will co-chair the Fourth Foreign Office Consultations along with ...

Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Kingdom of Bhutan and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on 03 August 2026 The Kingdom of Bhutan and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan established diplomatic relations on 03 August 2026. The Joint Communiqué establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries was signed by Ambassador ...

Ms. Beate Trankmann, Deputy Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific and Director of the UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub, called on Hon’ble Foreign Minister today during her visit to Bhutan. During the meeting, the two sides discussed the longstanding partnership between RGoB and UNDP, as well as ongoing areas of ...

Joint Press Release: Official Visit of Foreign Secretary of India to Bhutan for the Fifth India-Bhutan Development Cooperation Talks for the 13th Five year Plan (30-31 July 2026) At the invitation of Foreign Secretary of Bhutan, Mr. Pema Lektup Dorji, Foreign Secretary of India Mr. Vikram Misri paid an official ...

Shri Vikram Misri, Hon’ble Foreign Secretary of India, called on Lyonpo D. N. Dhungyel, Hon’ble Foreign Minister, this afternoon. They reviewed the full spectrum of Bhutan–India bilateral cooperation and discussed ways to deepen the longstanding and mutually beneficial partnership.

FAO Country Representative to Bhutan, Mr. Ken Shimizu, paid a farewell call on Hon’ble Lyonpo on 30 July 2026. During their exchanges, Hon’ble Lyonpo expressed appreciation for Mr. Shimizu’s dedicated service and valuable contribution to further strengthening the longstanding partnership between RGoB and FAO, which dates back to 1972. Hon’ble ...