Hon’ble Lyonchhen (Dr.) Lotay Tshering, Prime Minister of Bhutan, members of the Cabinet, representatives from the diplomatic community, senior officials of the Royal Government of Bhutan, Australian volunteers, and Bhutanese alumni, conducted a prayer ceremony and offered butter lamp in Simtokha Dzong today, for the victims of the ongoing bushfire ...
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The new Ambassador of Japan to Bhutan, His Excellency Mr. Satoshi Suzuki and Ambassador of Thailand to Bhutan, Her Excellency Arunrung Phothong Humphreys, presented their credentials to His Majesty The King, today. Ambassador Suzuki joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in 1984 and served in Japanese Missions in ...
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A delegation led by Director, Department of SAARC and Regional Organization, Ministry of Foreign Affairs participated in the Fifty-Seventh Session of the Programming Committee of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) which was held from 19 to 20 December 2019 at the SAARC Secretariat, Kathmandu, Nepal. H.E. Mr. ...
Read More »Royal Bhutanese Embassy in New Delhi celebrates the 112th National Day
The Royal Bhutanese Embassy in New Delhi celebrated the joyous occasion of the 112th National Day of Bhutan at the Royal Bhutanese Embassy on 17 December 2019. The Officers, Staff and the Bhutanese community joined the celebrations. The celebration began with the hoisting of the National flag at the Embassy ...
Read More »112th National Day Celebrated in New York
In celebration of the 112th National Day of the Kingdom of Bhutan, the Permanent Mission of Bhutan to the United Nations hosted a reception in New York on 17th December 2019. Heads of Missions and representatives of UN Member States, Senior Officials of the United Nations, long standing friends of ...
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The Royal Bhutanese Embassy in the State of Kuwait hosted a reception on the evening of 17th December 2019 to mark the 112th National Day of the Kingdom of Bhutan at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The reception was graced by His Excellency Ambassador Fahadi Al-Awadi, Assistant Minister for Arab World ...
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“The Permanent Mission of Bhutan to the UN and Other International Organisations in Geneva hosted a reception on 12th December 2019, to commemorate the 112th National Day of Bhutan in Geneva, Switzerland. More than 200 attendees including members of the diplomatic and international community, along with Bhutanese citizens living in ...
Read More »Dedicated Civil Service Awards 2019 from MoFA
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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