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On 19th September 2017, Hon’ble Foreign Minister Damcho Dorji deposited the Instrument of Ratification to the Paris Agreement to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change during UN Annual Treaty Event held at the UN headquarters in New York. Bhutan became the 161st country to deposit its Instrument of ...

The General Debate of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly will begin on the 19th of September in New York at the United Nations Headquarters. The Hon’ble Prime Minister will be leading Bhutan’s delegation to the meeting; and will be accompanied by the Foreign Minister Damcho Dorji ...

On the invitation of Temasek Foundation, Singapore and the Government of Singapore Hon Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay visited Singapore from 15-16 September 2017 to attend the Singapore Summit 2017. The Summit was organised by Temasek Foundation, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the Government Investment Corp (GIC) Singapore and the ...

The newly appointed Permanent Representative of Bhutan to the United Nations in New York, Ambassador  Doma Tshering presented her credentials to the UN Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Antonio Guterres on the morning of 13th September 2017 at the UN Headquarters in New York. Read More

Aum Kunzang Choden Namgyel joins the Ministry as the new Chief of Protocol on 28th August 2017. Prior to the current appointment, Aum Kunzang C Namgyel served as the Ambassador at the Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York

Bhutan welcomes the disengagement by the two sides at the face-off site in the Doklam area. We hope this contributes to the maintenance of peace and tranquility and status quo along the borders of Bhutan, China and India in keeping with the existing agreements between the respective countries. Ministry of ...

The 12th Annual Consultation on Economic Cooperation between Bhutan and Japan was held in Thimphu today, the 23rd of August 2017. Mr. Kenko SONE, Minister Counsellor for Economic & Development, Embassy of Japan in New Delhi led a 9 (nine) member delegation, comprising of officials from the Japanese Embassy in ...

H.E. Ambassador Sumith Nakandal, Secretary General of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) who was on a farewell visit to Bhutan from 21-23 August, 2017 called on Hon’ble Foreign Minister, Lyonpo Damcho Dorji on 22 August, 2017 at Gyalyong Tshokhang. Secretary General also called on ...

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Lyonpo Damcho Dorji led the Bhutanese delegation to the 15th Ministerial Meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) in Kathmandu, Nepal, held on 11 August, 2017. The Ministerial meeting was preceded by the 18th Session of the BIMSTEC Senior ...

Mr. Kinley Wangdi joins as the new Director for Directorate Services on 3rd August 2017 at the Directorate Services Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Changangkha, Thimphu. Mr. Kinley Wangdi served at the Ministry of Labour and Human Resource as the Director of Department of Human Resources.