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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a humble ceremony organized the ‘Dedicated Civil Service Awards 2019’ at the Minister’s Conference Hall on 11th December 2019. The award was conferred to the recipients in keeping with the Royal Command issued by the Royal Civil Service Commission and as per the Chapter ...

The ministry of foreign affairs would like to inform the general public that henceforth, Bhutanese citizens can apply for a visa to France using the website of Denmark ( https://applyvisa.um.dk/NVP.App/frontpage). Recording of biometrics and submission of documents can be done at the VFS centre in Thimphu. The processing time for ...

The Royal Bhutanese Embassy in Brussels commemorated the auspicious occasion of the 112t h National Day of the Kingdom of Bhutan at reception on 13t h December 2019 at The Hotel in Brussels. In her remarks, Kutshab Pema Choden warmly welcomed all the guests and spoke on the significance of ...

Ms. Mikyung Lee, President of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), along with three officials from KOICA Headquarters and four officials from KOICA Bangladesh Office in Dhaka, are in the country from 12-15 December 2019. Ms. Lee is the first ever President of KOICA to visit Bhutan. Today morning, His ...

The 25th Conference of Parties (COP25) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is being held in Madrid, Spain from 2-13 December 2019 under the Presidency of Chile. The Bhutanese delegation to the High-Level Segment of the COP25 is led by Lyonpo Yeshey Penjor, Minister of Agriculture and ...

Situation in Assam has become volatile and a curfew has been imposed. Bhutanese travelers are advised not to travel until the situation improves.

  The Royal Government of Bhutan observed the 35th SAARC Charter Day on 9th December, 2019 with the lighting of thousand butter lamps at Changangkha Lhakhang in Thimphu.   Hon’ble Foreign Minister Lyonpo Dr. Tandi Dorji graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Senior officials of the Royal Government along with ...

MESSAGE ON THE OCCASION OF 35TH SAARC CHARTER DAY ON 8 DECEMBER 2019 As we commemorate the 35th SAARC Charter Day, it is indeed my great pleasure to convey the warmest greetings and felicitations of the people and the Royal Government of Bhutan to the people of South Asia on ...

Foreign Secretary Kinga Singye is in New York attending the Comprehensive High-level Midterm Review on the implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action (VPoA) for Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) for the Decade 2014-2024. The Review is held under the auspices of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly ...

The Second Bhutan-India Development Cooperation Talks for the 12th Five Year Plan(FYP) was held in New Delhi on Friday, 29th November 2019. The Bhutanese delegation was led by Mr. Kinga Singye, Foreign Secretary, and included senior officials from Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Finance, Health, Works & Human Settlement, Education; the ...