Press Releases

Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh unveiled the foundation stone plaque for the construction of Bangladesh Embassy Premises at Hejo this morning in the presence of His Majesty the King. Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bhutan and other senior government officials were also present at ...

Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh arrived in the country today with delegation comprising of the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh and other senior government officials of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Her Excellency was received by Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay Prime Minister ...

On 7th April 2017, Ambassador Pema Choden presented her Letter of Credence to Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark accrediting her as Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the Kingdom of Denmark at the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen. Ambassador Choden conveyed greetings and warm wishes of His Majesty ...

Mr. Jess Dutton, Deputy High Commissioner, Canadian High Commission in New Delhi called on the Hon’ble Foreign Minister Lyonpo Damcho Dorji on 31st March 2017 at the Gyelyong Tshokhang.  Mr. Jess Dutton was on a four day visit to Bhutan to invigorate our bilateral relations and as a follow-up to ...

The German – Bhutan Himalaya Society hosted the annual meeting of Bhutan Day 2017 with a theme “Bhutanese Youth in Pursuit of Happiness” in Frankfurt, Germany on 25th March 2017. The officials of the Royal Bhutanese Embassy in Brussels, Bhutanese community in Europe and the Honorary Consul of Bhutan in ...

Following participation at the first meeting of the 7th replenishment of the GEF trust fund on 29th March 2017 in Paris, Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay arrived in Guwahati, Assam, this evening. En route to Guwahati, Lyonchhen visited the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, and paid his respects to late King Bhumibol ...

29 March 2017: H.E. Mr. Rauli Suikkanen, Ambassador of the Republic of Finland to Bhutan called on the Hon’ble Foreign Minister Lyonpo Damcho Dorji on 29th March 2017 at the Gyelyong Tshokhang. Ambassador Suikkanen is on a four day visit to Bhutan and is accompanied by Ms. Leena Viljanen, Head ...

The annual general meeting of the Danish-Bhutanese Friendship Association was held in Copenhagen on 25th March 2017. During the meeting, Mr. Bjorn Forde, former Director for the Danish Institute for parties and Democracy (DIPD) made a presentation on “Narratives from five years’ enhancement of democracy in Bhutan. Minster Counsellor Tenzin ...

The Hon’ble Prime Minister will travel to Paris to deliver the keynote address at the Fist Meeting of the 7th Replenishment of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Trust Fund on the 29th of March 2017. The replenishment meetings of GEF provide an important opportunity for contributing participants to review GEF’s ...

H.E. Mr. Harald Sandberg, Ambassador of Sweden to Bhutan, called on the Hon’ble Foreign Minister Lyonpo Damcho Dorji on 20th March 2017 at the Gyelyong Tshokhang.  Ambassador Sandberg is on a four day farewell visit to Bhutan from 19 – 22 March 2017 and is accompanied by Mr. Marcus Holknekt, ...