Press Releases

20th Anniversary of the Bhutan Help Society, Germany At their invitation, Kutshab Pema Choden attended the 20th Anniversary celebration of the Bhutan Help Society from 3 to 5 May 2019 in Constance, Germany. The formal event was opened with welcoming statements by Mr. Zeno Danner, Chief Administrative Officer of the ...

The Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB) will be presenting its Third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the situation of human rights in Bhutan to the UN Human Rights Council’s Working Group on 8th May 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. Lyonpo (Dr.) Tandi Dorji, Minister for Foreign Affairs will be leading a ...

The Sixteenth Ministerial Meeting of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) was held in Doha, Qatar on 1 May 2019. The Ministerial Meeting was preceded by the Senior Officials Meeting on 30 April 2019. A one day business forum was also organized by the Ministry of Commerce following the Ministerial Meeting. ...

The 1stBhutan-India Small Development Project Committee (SDPC)/ High-Impact Community Development Project (HICDP) meeting was held on 29th April 2019 in Thimphu. The Bhutanese delegation was led by Mr. SonamTobgay, Director, Department of Bilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Indian delegation by Mr. R. Gaurav Shresth, Deputy Chief of ...

The first Bhutan-India Development Cooperation Talks for the 12 th Five Year Plan (FYP) between the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB) and the Government of India (GoI) was held on Friday, 26 th April 2019, in Thimphu. The Bhutanese delegation was led by Mr. Sonam Tshong, Foreign Secretary, and the ...

Presentation of Credentials by the United Nations Resident Coordinator The Resident Coordinator of the United Nations system’s operational activities for development in Bhutan, Mr. Gerald James Daly, presented his Credentials to the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Lyonchhen (Dr.) Lotay Tshering at the Gyalyong Tshogkhang today. The credentials ceremony was attended by ...

H.E. Amb. Phan Kieu Thu, the Secretary General of the Colombo Plan, is on official visit to Bhutan from 16-20 April 2019. The Secretary General called on H.E. Lyonpo (Dr.) Tandi Dorji this morning at the Gyalyong Tshokhang. H.E. Amb. also called on the Foreign Secretary in the morning. The ...

Bhutan Day by the German-Bhutan Himalaya Society At the invitation of the German-Bhutan Himalaya Society, Kutshab Pema Choden and officials from the Royal Bhutanese Embassy in Brussels attended the “Bhutan Day” Annual General Assembly of the Society, on 13th April 2019 in Bonn. This year’s theme was “Development Cooperation between ...

1. At the invitation of H.E. Sheikh Hasina, Hon’ble Prime Minister of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, H.E. Lyonchhen Dr. Lotay Tshering, Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bhutan paid a State Visit to Bangladesh from 12-15 April 2019, coinciding with the festive period of the Bangla New Year ...

A delegation led by H.E. Mr. Alexandre Ziegler, Ambassador of France to India, called on H.E. Lyonpo (Dr.) Tandi Dorji, Minister for Foreign Affairs, this morning. They held discussions on possible cooperation between Bhutan and France in the areas of education, agriculture and climate change mitigation. Ambassador Ziegler is on ...