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On 14th November 2016 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Ambassador Sonam Tobden Rabgye presented  his  Credentials  granted  by  His  Majesty  the  King  appointing  him  as Ambassador of Bhutan to Sri Lanka to H.E. Mr. Maithripala Sirisena, President of Sri Lanka.Read More

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Kutshab, the officers and the staff of the Royal Bhutanese Embassy in Bangkok celebrated the auspicious occasion of the 61st Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo on 11th November 2016. The occasion was observed by offering of prayers at Wat Sala Daeng, a Buddhist temple in Saraburi Province. Following ...

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Bhutan’s Honorary Consul in Australia called on Hon’ble Foreign Minister

Mrs. Catherine Harris, Bhutan’s Honorary Consul in Australia called on Hon’ble Foreign Minister, Lyonpo Damcho Dorji yesterday evening at the Gyalyong Tshokhang. Mrs. Catherine was accompanied by her husband Mr. David Harris, founder of Harris Farm Markets Pty Limited, Australia’s largest fresh produce supermarket chain. Hon’ble Lyonpo congratulated the Honorary ...

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Evaluation by National Technical Committee

The National Technical Committee for evaluation of MFA’s self reported performance score for fiscal year 2015-2016, made its presentation to the Ministry on its assessment today. The meeting was attended by Heads of Department, Chiefs of Division and APA Focal Points of all Departments. The NTC reported an increase in ...

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Ambassador Kinga Singye presented his credentials as the Ambassador of Bhutan to Norway to His Majesty King Harald V in Oslo on 10th November 2016.  During the ceremony Ambassador Kinga Singye conveyed to His Majesty King Harald V the warm greetings and good wishes of His Majesty the King of ...

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H.E.  Tengye  Lyonpo  Lekey Dorji, Minister for Economic  Affairs,  Royal Government of Bhutan and H.E.  Smt. Nirmala  Sitharaman, Minister  of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce and Industry, Government of India signed the Agreement on Trade, Commerce and Transit between the Royal Government of Bhutan and the Government of the Republic ...

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Bhutan’s  Ambassador to the  Republic  of  Korea,  H.E.  Mr.  Sonam  T Rabgye  visited Seoul  from  30  October  – 3  November  2016  to  attend  the  ceremony   for  presenting credentials   to  H.E.  Ms.  Park  Geun-hye,   President   of  the  Republic   of  Korea  on  1 November  2016.Read More

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Consideration of Bhutan’s 8th and 9th combined periodic report by the Committee on the Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

Bhutan presented its 8th and 9th combined periodic report to the Committee on the Convention on Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on 27th October 2016 at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland. The Bhutanese delegation was led by Ambassador Kinga Singye, Permanent Representative of the ...

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Ambassador Tshewang Chophel Dorji presented his credentials to the President of Singapore H.E. Dr. Tony Tan Keng Yam at a ceremony on October 27, 2016 accrediting him as Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the Republic of Singapore. Following the ceremony and meeting with the President, Ambassador Tshewang C. ...

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The Bhutan Society of the United Kingdom, one of the oldest friendship societies for Bhutan in Europe, organized its annual dinner at the historic Charterhouse in London on 21st October 2016. The dinner was attended by over 80 members of the society including 17 Bhutanese students and residents in the ...

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