Press Releases

Bhutan’s Ambassador to Bangladesh, Mr. Rinchen Kuentsyl, presented his Letter of Credence to His Excellency Md. Abdul Hamid, the President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, at the Bangabhaban, the official residence of the President, on 12 August 2020. The credentials ceremony was attended by Foreign Secretary Mr. Masud Bin ...

H.E. Mr. Tenzin R. Wangchuk, the new Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the United Nations Office and other specialised UN Agencies in Geneva, presented his credentials to Ms. Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva on 11th August 2020.

  Mrs. Eunkyoung Koh, Program Coordinator, Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Bhutan World Friends Program Office in Thimphu, handed over 350 numbers of Oxygen D-Type Cylinders equivalent to USD 50,000 (Nu. 3.73 million) to the Ministry of Health, today at Phuentsholing. The package was received by Dr. Pandup Tshering, Director ...

Clarifications on the recent news articles published in India alleging that Bhutan has stopped the supply of irrigation water to farmers in areas in Assam adjoining Samdrup Jongkhar District. More Details…  

Signing of the Exchange of Notes for the Economic and Social Development Programme (Provision of Medical Equipment) under Japan’s Grant Aid Ambassador of Bhutan to Japan V. Namgyel and Ambassador of Japan to Bhutan Satoshi Suzuki signed the Exchange of Notes for the Economic and Social Development Programme (Provision of ...

As part of the in-house capacity building and information sharing program Mr. Kinley Wangdi, Director, Directorate of Services, MFA shared his experiences and insights on how it is like working in the frontline, along the borders with limited knowledge on foreign policy. It was an interactive and successful session with ...

Thimphu, 15 June 2020: On behalf of the United Nations (UN) in Bhutan, the Resident Coordinator, Gerald Daly, during his meeting with Foreign Minister Lyonpo (Dr) Tandi Dorji, committed USD 1.17 million to support the Royal Government of Bhutan in addressing issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. A part of ...

Bhutan observed the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Day on 6th June 2020 by offering a thousand butter lamps at the Changangkha Lhakang, Thimphu. Hon’ble Foreign Minister Lyonpo Dr. Tandi Dorji graced the event as chief guest. In order to ensure appropriate social distancing ...

Signing Ceremony of the Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship Ambassador of Bhutan to Japan V. Namgyel and Ambassador of Japan to Bhutan Satoshi Suzuki signed the Exchange of Notes for the Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship on 27th May 2020 in New Delhi. The Government of Japan will ...

On behalf of the Royal Government of Bhutan, the Ministry of Health received test kits (STANDARD M nCoV Real-Time Detection kit) which can conduct around 17250 tests from the Government of the Republic of Korea (RoK) today. The test kits were purchased with the RoK Government’s small grant aid of ...