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Ambassador of Bhutan to Japan V. Namgyel and Ambassador of Japan to Bhutan Hiroshi Suzuki signed the Grant Contract for the Project for Reusing Secondhand Fire Engines in Thimphu, Sarpang, Haa and Samtse in New Delhi. Under this project, the Government of Japan will provide US$ 154,000 to the Fire ...

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  Dasho Chhewang Rinzin, Interim Advisor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, and H.E. Mr. Sudhakar Dalela, Ambassador of India to Bhutan, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a INR 15 billion loan. This funding is dedicated to the Gyalsung Infrastructure Project.  Responding to the Royal ...

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Foreign Secretary Pema Choden, is leading the Bhutanese delegation to the 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) which is being held in Kampala, Uganda from 19 – 20 January 2024. She is accompanied by senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade. The theme of the ...

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The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Bilateral Consultations between the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) of the Swiss Confederation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & External Trade, Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB), was renewed on 8th January 2024 in Bern, Switzerland. The MoU was signed by Ambassador Tenzin ...

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The 46th Plenary Meeting of the 78th United Nations General Assembly held on 18 December 2023 adopted by consensus the resolution (A/78/L.27) titled ‘Graduation of Bhutan from the least developed country category’. 162 member states of the UN co-sponsored the resolution. The resolution commends the commitment of Bhutan to graduate ...

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Press Release on the prayer ceremony and visit of His Royal Highness Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck to Kuwait on the demise of the Late Amir of Kuwait

His Majesty The King, Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen, and the members of the Royal Family offered prayers and butter lamps at Semtokha Dzong today for the Late Amir of Kuwait, His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The Chief Advisor, Advisors of the Interim Government, senior government officials, and members ...

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Royal Civil Service Award 2023

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs & External Trade held the Royal Civil Service Award 2023 Medal ceremony on December 6, 2023. The Hon’ble Foreign Secretary awarded the medals ( 2 Gold, 3 Silver and 1 Bronze ) to the recipients in a modest ceremony. By its very essence, the Dedicated ...

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Bhutan observed the 39th SAARC Charter Day

Bhutan observed the 39th Charter Day of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) on 08th December at Tara Lhaden Zhingkham Lhakhang, Pangrizampa with the lighting of a thousand butter lamps and offering special prayers. Foreign Secretary Ambassador Pema Choden, members of the diplomatic community and senior officials of ...

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  Kutshab Tshoki Choden presented her Letters of Credence to His Majesty Willem-Alexander, King of The Netherlands at the Noordeinde Palace in The Hague on 6 December 2023, accrediting her as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Kutshab Tshoki Choden conveyed ...

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Chief Operations Officer of the Royal Bhutan Army Lt. General Batoo Tshering led Bhutan’s delegation at the 2023 United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial held in Accra, Ghana from 5 – 6 December 2023. Bhutan’s participation at the United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial in Ghana reinforces our commitment to the peacekeeping agenda and ...

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