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The Second Bilateral Consultations between Bhutan and Switzerland was held on 27 November 2017 in Bern, Switzerland. During the consultations with the Swiss Foreign Ministry, the two sides reviewed the state of bilateral relations between Bhutan and Switzerland and discussed ways and means to diversify and strengthen existing relations including ...

At the invitation of the Friends of Bhutan Association in the Netherlands, Ambassador Pema Choden and officials from the Royal Bhutanese Embassy in Brussels along with a visiting delegation headed by Mr. Kesang Wangdi, Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs attended the Annual Bhutan Day on 25th November 2017 in ...

The Bhutan Society of the United Kingdom marked the 25th anniversary of its establishment by hosting the traditional annual dinner in London on 17th November 2017. Sir Simon Bowes Lyon, President of the Society conveyed the greetings from His Royal Highness Prince William, Duke of Cambridge to the members of ...

To mark the 15th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relation between Bhutan and Australia, the Ambassador of Australia to Bhutan H.E. Ms. Harinder Sidhu visited Bhutan from 20th to 24th November 2017. The Ambassador was accompanied by officials from the Australian High Commission in New Delhi. During the visit ...

The Seventh Biennial Consultations between Bhutan and the European Union was held in Brussels on 23rd November 2017. The Bhutanese delegation was led by Mr. Kesang Wangdi, Director General, Department of Bilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the EU delegation was led by Ms. Paola Pampaloni, Deputy Managing Director ...

Bhutan’s HOD addresses 23rd High Level Session of 2017 UN Climate Change Conference The Bhutanese delegation led by Mr. Chencho Norbu, Hon’ble Secretary of National Environment Commission, is attending the 23rd Conference of Parties (COP 23) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, in Bonn, Germany. The annual UN ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with  the United  Nations  Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) will organize a Regional Capacity Building Workshop on LDC Graduation in Thimphu,from 14-16 November  2017. Read More

On the joyous occasion of the 62nd Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo on 11th November 2017, Officials and staff of the Royal Bhutanese Embassy in Bangkok led by Kutshab joined the monks at the Tham Sarika Temple  in Nakhon Nayok Province of Thailand in offering prayers for the long ...

1. The Sixth Bhutan-India Development Cooperation Talks was held on 10th November 2017 in New Delhi, India. The Bhutanese delegation was led by Foreign Secretary, Mr. Sonam Tshong, and the Indian delegation was led by Mr. Vijay Gokhale, Secretary (Economic Relations), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India (GoI). 2. ...

The Sixth Bhutan-India Development Cooperation Talks of the 11th Five Year Plan will be held in New Delhi, India on lOth November, 2017. The Bhutanese delegation will be led by Foreign Secretary Sonam Tshong and the Indian delegation by Mr. Vijay Gokhale, Secretary, Economic Relations of the Ministry of External ...