Press Releases

H.E. Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India, will be on an official visit to Bhutan from 7 – 8 June 2019. He will be accompanied by senior officials from the Ministry of External Affairs. This will be his first visit to Bhutan after his appointment as the ...

 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs observed the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Day 2019 with a thousand butter lamp lighting ceremony at Dechenphodrang monastery on 6th June 2019. Hon’ble Foreign Minister graced the event as the Chief Guest. Members of the diplomatic corps, international ...

Visit of Lyonchhen (Dr.) Lotay Tshering, Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bhutan for the Swearing-in-Ceremony of H.E. Shri Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India New Delhi, 30 May to 1 June 2019.

At the invitation of His Excellency Shri Narendra Modi, Lyonchhen (Dr.) Lotay Tshering will be visiting India from 30 May to 1 June 2019 to attend the Swearing-In-Ceremony of His Excellency as the Prime Minister of India. The ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on the ...

H.E. Lyonpo (Dr.) Tandi Dorji, Minister for Foreign Affairs is currently in Bangkok leading the Bhutanese delegation to the 75th Commission Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) from 27-31 May 2019. Lyonpo today, addressed the Ministerial segment on the theme “Empowering ...

The Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bhutan in New York joined members of the international community in observing the International Day of Vesak for the year 2019 at the United Nations General Assembly Hall on 17 May 2019. Bhutan is a member of the Organizing Committee led by the ...

‘ The Ministry of Foreign Affairs formally launched ” The Guidelines for Transfer of Foreign Service Officers, Attachés and Support Staff to and from Diplomatic Missions of the Kingdom of Bhutan ” on May 20, 2019.  The Guideline will serve as a framework for ensuring transparent and effective assignment of officers to ...

The new Ambassador of India to Bhutan, Her Excellency Ruchira Kamboj, presented her credentials to His Majesty the King, today. Ambassador Kamboj is the first woman Ambassador of India to Bhutan. She joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1987 and served in the Indian Missions in the U.S., and France ...

The Royal Government of Bhutan presented its third national report to the UN Human Rights Council under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism on 8th May 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. Lyonpo (Dr.) Tandi Dorji, Minister for Foreign Affairs led the Bhutanese delegation composed of senior officials from various agencies of ...

H.E Lyonpo (Dr.) Tandi Dorji met Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassio on 07 May 2019 in Bern, Switzerland. The Ministers discussed bilateral relations between the countries and ways to further strengthen cooperation.