Press Releases

Hon’ble Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay will participate in the World Governments Summit 2026 (WGS2026) at the invitation of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai from 03 to 05 February 2026. The World Governments Summit ...

On behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Ambassador Rinchen Kuentsyl, Director General of the Department of Multilateral Affairs, delivered a presentation on 30 January to the 2025 cohort of civil servant recruits undergoing the Foundational In-Service Training (FIT) at the Royal Institute of Management. The presentation ...

H.E. Dasho Tshering Tobgay, Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bhutan will lead a high-level Bhutanese delegation to the EU–Bhutan Investor Forum, to be held in Brussels, Belgium on 26 January 2026, followed by investor roadshow engagements in Frankfurt, Germany and Prague, Czech Republic on 28 and 29 January, respectively. The RGOB ...

Ambassador Sandeep Arya, Ambassador of India to Bhutan, paid a courtesy call on Foreign Secretary Pema Lektup Dorji at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade on 20 January 2026. During the meeting, they discussed ways to add momentum to, and further strengthen, the very close and special ties ...

UN Resident Coordinator Pays Courtesy Call on Hon’ble Foreign Minister The United Nations Resident Coordinator to Bhutan, Mr. Gaurav Ray, paid a courtesy call on the Hon’ble Foreign Minister, Lyonpo D.N. Dhungyel, at the Gyalyong Tshogkhang in Thimphu on 14 January 2026. The Hon’ble Foreign Minister warmly welcomed Mr. Ray ...

Presentation of Credentials by the United Nations Resident Coordinator         Thimphu, 31 December 2025 Mr. Gaurav Ray, the new United Nations Resident Coordinator in Bhutan, presented his credentials to the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Dasho Tshering Tobgay, at the Gyalyong Tshogkhang today. The Credentials Ceremony was attended by the senior ...

Upon the Royal command of His Majesty The King, Lyonpo D.N. Dhungyel, Hon’ble Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade, led a delegation of senior officials from the Royal Government to pay respects and offer prayers at the State Funeral of late Begum Khaleda Zia in Dhaka on 31 December ...

His Majesty The King bestowed the National Order of Merit (Gold) to Dato’ Adam Htoon, Honorary Consul of Bhutan in Victoria, and Ms. Julia Booth, Honorary Consul of Bhutan in New South Wales, Australia on the occasion of the 118th National Day in Bumthang for their extraordinary service to Bhutan. ...

At the command of His Majesty The King, a special prayer ceremony was conducted at the Grand Kuenrey of the Tashichhodzong on 15 December 2025 for the victims of the horrific attack at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia. Cabinet Ministers, senior government officials, and representatives of the Central Monastic Body attended ...

On the command of His Majesty The King, Dasho Karma Hamu Dorjee, Ambassador of Bhutan to Sri Lanka handed over a financial contribution of USD 200,000 (United States Dollars Two Hundred Thousand) to His Excellency Mr. Vijitha Herath, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism on 08 December 2025 ...