Press Releases

  Foreign Secretary Pema Choden, Royal Government of Bhutan is on an official visit to New Delhi from 29-30 September 2025 at the invitation of Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, Government of India. During the visit, the two Foreign Secretaries met and reviewed the entire range of bilateral cooperation between the ...

Lyonpo D.N. Dhungyel, Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade met with the members of the Australian Parliamentary Friendship Group for Bhutan this afternoon. Ms. Sharon Claydon, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. David Smith MP, Chair of the Group, and Senator Dean Smith, Assistant Shadow Minister for ...

Hon’ble Foreign Minister Lyonpo D.N. Dhungyel met with H.E. Mr. Sandeep Arya yesterday afternoon at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade. The Hon’ble Minister extended a warm welcome to Ambassador Arya and reaffirmed the Ministry’s commitment to supporting his endeavours in Bhutan. A Welcome Reception was also be ...

The new Ambassador of India to Bhutan, His Excellency Mr. Sandeep Arya, presented his credentials to His Majesty The King, today. Ambassador Sandeep Arya joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1994 and has served in Indian Missions in Moscow, Kyiv, the Hague and Dar-es-Salam. Prior to the current appointment, he ...

Hon’ble Lyonchhen arrives in New York for the High-level Week of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Hon’ble Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay arrived in New York on September 20, 2025 to attend the High-level week of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.  Hon’ble ...

Second Bhutan-India High Impact Community Development Project Committee Meeting of the 13th FYP on 18 September 2025.   The Second Bhutan-India High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP) Committee Meeting between the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB) and Government of India (GoI) for the 13th Five Year Plan (FYP) was held ...

Presentation of Credentials by Permanent Representative of Bhutan to the United Nations Office in Geneva. H.E. Ms. Tshering Lhadn presented her credentials to Ms. Tatiana Valovaya, Director General of the United Nations Office in Geneva on 10 September 2025. Ambassador Lhadn is the 10th Permanent Representative of Bhutan to the ...

Hon’ble Foreign Minister met with H.E. Mr. Asad Alam Siam, Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh, this afternoon. Hon’ble Foreign Minister welcomed H.E. Mr. Asad Alam Siam to Bhutan. During the call on, the two sides discussed areas of mutual interest and cooperation.

His Holiness the Je Khenpo will make an official visit to Rajgir, India from 03-10 September 2025, accompanied by Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay along with senior officials from the Royal Government and Central Monastic Body. During the visit, His Holiness will preside over the consecration of the Bhutan Temple ...

The new Country Manager of the World Bank Group to Bhutan, Mr. Xavier Furtado, presented his credentials to the Hon’ble Foreign Minister, His Excellency Lyonpo D.N. Dhungyel, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Gyalyong Tshogkhang, on 2 September 2025.  Mr. Furtado, a Canadian national, has been with ...