Press Releases

Foreign Minister, Lyonpo Damcho Dorji deposited this morning Bhutan’s Instrument of Ratification of the UN Convention Against Corruption. The Instrument of Ratification was deposited with the United Nations Secretary-General during the annual Treaty Event held on the side lines of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in ...

Ambassador Sonam Tobden Rabgye presented his  credentials  from His Majesty  the King to His Excellency Mr. Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, President of the Republic of Maldives  at 1000 hours on 6 September 2016. Ambassador Rabgye conveyed the warm greetings of His Majesty the King and the Prime Minister of Bhutan, ...

Bhutan is deeply concerned by the despicable terrorist attack on Uri Army base in Kashmir, India on 18 September, 2016. In this hour of distress, the people and the Royal Government of Bhutan express their solidarity with the people and the Government of India. We also extend our profound sympathies ...

Addressing the 17th Summit of the Non Aligned Movement, H.E. Lyonpo Damcho Dorji, Minister for Foreign Affairs, said that the Movement’s founding principles of self determination, respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, non-aggression, non-interference in internal affairs, and equality and security of all States continue to resonate strongly in international ...

The 11th Annual Consultations between Bhutan and Japan on Economic Cooperation took place in New Delhi on 23  August 2016.  Ambassador Kesang Wangdi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs led the  Bhutanese delegation comprising  of  officials  from  the Gross National Happiness Commission, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Works and Human Settlement, ...

His Majesty the King has conferred the “Gyentag” to Bhutan’s two female ambassadors: Kunzang C. Namgyel, Permanent Representative of Bhutan to the United Nations in New York, concurrently accredited as Ambassador to Canada and Brazil; and Pema Choden, Bhutan’s resident Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union with concurrent accreditation ...

The 24th Round of Bhutan – China Boundary Talks was held in Beijing on 11th August 2016. The talks were led by LyonpoDamchoDorji, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bhutan and Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Vice Foreign Minister of China. During the talks, the two leaders held in-depth discussions on the boundary ...

  Bhutan’s Ambassador to Bangladesh, Sonam  Tobden  Rabgye,  presented  his credentials to H.E. Mohamed  Abdul Hamid, President  of the People’s Republic  of Bangladesh, on 10 August 2016 at the Bangabhaban, the official residence of the President.Read More

The Twenty Fourth Round of Boundary Talks between the Royal Government of Bhutan and the Government of the People’s Republic of China will be held in China from 11th to 14th August 2016.Read More

The Annual Performance Agreement (APA) between the Minister and the Secretary as well as between the Secretary and Heads of Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was signed on 5th August 2016 in a ceremony conducted at Gyalyong Tshokhang. The APAs are expected to help each Departments to work ...