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The Ambassadors of Canada, Cuba, Turkiye, Maldives, Denmark, Slovenia, Austria and Qatar presented their credentials to His Majesty The King today in a ceremony held at the Grand Kuenray of Tashichhodzong. Canada: H.E. Mr. Christopher John Cooter, the Ambassador of Canada to Bhutan, previously served as the Charge d’Affaires at ...

Signing of the Exchange of Notes for the Economic and Social                                  Development Programme (Equipment for Landslide Risk Reduction)                                under ...

Mr. Peter Rodrigues, Representative/Country Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) to Bhutan, called on Foreign Secretary Pema Lektup Dorji at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade on 05 February 2026. The meeting discussed the long standing partnership between WFP and Bhutan. Mr. Rodrigues and the WFP officials ...

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 ...