Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade RGOB
His Majesty The King conferred Dakyen to Prime Minister, Speaker of the National Assembly and Cabinet Ministers on 28 January 2024. The new Cabinet of the Royal Government of Bhutan is comprised of the following: H. E. Dasho Tshering Tobgay, Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bhutan H. E. Mr. Gem Tshering, ...
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Official Visit of H.E. Mr. Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Foreign Secretary, Government of India to Bhutan
H.E. Mr. Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Foreign Secretary, Government of India is on an official visit to Bhutan from 29 to 31 January 2024. During the visit, Foreign Secretary Kwatra will receive an audience with His Majesty The King. He will call on the Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and also meet ...
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The Ministry organized a farewell high-tea for Dasho Chewang Rinzin, Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade. The Ministry expresses its appreciation to Dasho for his leadership and support to the Ministry during the tenure of the interim Government.
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A tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in Technical and Vocational Education and Training, with particular focus on Wood Engineering Technology between the Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD), Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB); School of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland; and ...
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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 ...
Read More »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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