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The Royal Bhutanese Embassy in Brussels hosted a reception on 15th December 2017 on the occasion of the 110th National Day in Brussels, Belgium.  During the reception, Ambassador Pema Choden highlighted the importance and significance of the event which commemorates the coronation of Gongsa Ugyen Wangchuck, the first Druk Gyalpo ...

In keeping with Section 22 of the Bhutan Civil Service Rules and Regulations 2012, the RCSC Silver Service Medal was awarded to Karma S Tshosar, Minister Counsellor, Deputy Permanent  Representative, on 14th December  2017, by Ambassador Doma Tshering, Permanent Representative of Bhutan to the United Nations.  A traditional Marchang   ceremony ...

It has been brought to the notice of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that several Bhutanese pilgrims have been stopped from entering Nepal as they were carrying only Bhutanese Citizenship Identity Card which is not recognized as travel document except in India. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, therefore would like ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized the award ceremony for ‘Dedicated Civil Service Awards 2017’ at the Minister’s Conference Hall on 13th December 2017. The award was conferred to the recipients in keeping with the Royal Command issued by the Royal Civil Service Commission and as per the Chapter 22 ...

The Permanent Mission of Bhutan to the United Nations in Geneva hosted a reception on the evening of Tuesday, 11th December 2017, to mark the 110th National Day of Bhutan at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva. Geneva diplomats and international community, friends and colleagues, and Bhutanese living ...

2017 is a special year for the Organization of the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) as it marks the 20th Anniversary of its establishment and also the 20th Anniversary of the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).Read More

The Royal Government of Bhutan will be celebrating the establishment of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), on Friday, 8th December 2017, in Tashichhodzong, marking the thirty-third anniversary of signing the SAARC Charter in 1985. Read More… SAARC Charter message from the Prime Minister

Third  Annual  Bilateral Consultation between Bhutan  and Thailand Thailand   hosted   the   third   Annual   Bilateral   Consultation   between   the   Royal Government  of  Bhutan  and  the  Government  of  the  Kingdom  of  Thailand  on  1st December 2017. Foreign Secretary, Ambassador Sonam Tshong led the Bhutanese delegation comprising senior officials from the various agencies of ...

  Ambassador Pema Choden opened the first-ever Exhibition on Bhutan on 29th November 2017 at the Flag Museum in Budapest, Hungary. Mr. Zoltan Valcsicsak, President of Hungary-Bhutan Friendship Society in collaboration with Mr. Laszlo Balogh, curator of the Flag Museum, organized the exhibition. Speaking at the event, Ambassador Pema Choden ...

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 ...