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H.E. Lyonchhen Dasho Dr.Lotay Tshering, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bhutan hosted a reception on 21st September 2021 coinciding with the day Bhutan was formally admitted as the 128th member of the United Nations 50 years ago in 1971. The reception marked the culmination of the year-long commemoration of the historic ...

  The Minutes of the Third Bhutan-India Development Cooperation Talks for the 12th Five Year Plan (FYP) was signed on 21st September 2021 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Gyalyong Tshogkhang, by Mr. Kinga Singye, Foreign Secretary, Royal Government of Bhutan, and H.E. Mrs. Ruchira Kamboj, Ambassador of India to ...

The Seventy-Sixth Session of the United Nations General Assembly commenced from 14th September 2021 in New York. The High-level General Debate will be held from 21 September to 27 September 2021.  With limitations due to COVID-19 pandemic, the General Assembly sessions will be held in a hybrid format with Heads ...

H.E. Lyonchhen Dasho Dr.Lotay Tshering, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bhutan will be hosting a reception on 21st September 2021 coinciding with the day Bhutan was formally admitted as the 128th member of the United Nations 50 years ago in 1971. The reception will mark the culmination of the year-long ...

Ambassador Tshering Gyaltshen Penjor presented his Letters of Credence to Mr. Charles Michel, President of the European Council accrediting him as Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the European Union on 8th September 2021.  President Charles Michel welcomed Ambassador Tshering Gyaltshen Penjor’s appointment and said that Bhutan and the ...

Presentation of Credentials by His Excellency Ambassador Tshering Gyaltshen Penjor to His Majesty King Philppe, King of the Belgians. Ambassador Tshering Gyaltshen Penjor presented his Letter of Credence to His Majesty Philppe, King of the Belgians at the Royal Palace in Brussels on 8 September 2021, accrediting him as Ambassador ...

The 15th Round Table Meeting was successfully convened today. Hon’ble Foreign Minister, (Dr.) Tandi Dorji Chaired the meeting. The 15th RTM has taken place at a crucial time in Bhutan’s development journey. Bhutan is halfway through its 12th Five-Year Plan and a little over two years remain before the country ...

The 15th Round Table Meeting (RTM) between the Royal Government of Bhutan and Development Partners will be held on 2 September 2021 in Thimphu to review the progress and implementation of the 12th Five Year Plan.  The RTM is the highest forum for policy dialogue between the RGoB and its ...

Ambassador Chitem Tenzin presented his Letters of Credence to His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Amir of Kuwait at the Bayan Palace, Kuwait on 16th August 2021 accrediting him as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the State of Kuwait.  During the ceremony, ...

The 47th Consultative Committee Meeting of Colombo Plan10-12 August 2021 The 47th Consultative Committee Meeting (CCM) of the Colombo Plan was held virtually from 10-12 August 2021. The Bhutanese delegation was led by  Foreign Secretary Kinga Singye. The delegation included senior officials from the Department of Technical Education, Ministry of ...