Press Releases

Due to the rapid spread of COVID-19 all travelers entering Bhutan will be quarantined for 14 days at the designated quarantine facility effective 16 March 2020. Individuals are REQUESTED and HONESTLY declare your travel history at points of entry. Further, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to notify that ...

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN It has been brought to the attention of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that Bhutanese citizens who have tried to take flights to India from various cities around the world are not being permitted to board flights in view of the recent Travel Advisories and ...

Ministry of Health (MoH) of Bhutan requests all the parents of those students studying abroad/Student/Travellers returning to Bhutan to get in touch with Mr. Rixin Jamtsho at +975-17606984 or at email at rjamtsho@health.gov.bt if any of the students are planning to return home. The concerned individuals in Bhutan are requested ...

His Majesty The King awarded Kabney and Patang to Ambassador Tenzin Rondel Wangchuk and Ambassador Rinchen Kuentsyl, on 11 March 2020, at RIGSS Phuentsholing. Ambassador Tenzin Rondel Wangchuk is appointed as Bhutan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office and other International Organisations in Geneva. Prior to the appointment, he ...

Ambassador of Bhutan to Japan V. Namgyel and Ambassador of Japan to Bhutan Satoshi Suzuki signed the Exchange of Notes and Grant Contracts for four projects on 09 March 2020 in New Delhi. The Government of Japan will support the four projects under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Projects (GGP) ...

Foreign Secretary Ambassador Kinga Singye led the Bhutanese delegation to the 20th Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) held on 3rd March 2020. The SOM was preceded by the 3rd Session of the BIMSTEC Permanent Working Committee (BPWC) from 1-2 ...

Bhutan assumed Chairmanship of the Asia Pacific Group at the United Nations in New York on 1st March 2020. The Asia Pacific Group comprises of 55 countries and is one of 5 regional groups of UN Member States. Pictured: former Chair, H.E. Ambassador Rabab Fatima of Bangladesh hands over gavel ...

The Royal Bhutanese Embassy, New Delhi joined the nation in celebrating the 40th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty The King of Bhutan on 21 February 2020 at the Royal Bhutanese Embassy. About 400 Bhutanese including Bhutanese working in New Delhi and Bhutanese students studying in and around New Delhi participated ...

At the invitation of the Friends of Bhutan Netherlands Association, Ambassador of Bhutan to the Netherlands Pema Choden attended the Annual Bhutan Day in Utrecht on 22nd February 2020. Speaking at the event, the Ambassador thanked the members for their continued friendship and goodwill towards Bhutan. She also thanked the ...