On Command of His Majesty the King, special prayers coinciding with the Royal Cremation of His Majesty The Late King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand will be conducted at the Kuenselphodrang on 26th October 2017. His Holiness the Je Khenpo will preside over the day-long special prayer.Read More

On the invitation of His Excellency Mr. Antonio Tajani, President of the European Parliament, Tshogpon Jigme Zangpo, Hon’ble Speaker of the National Assembly, led a parliamentary delegation comprising of members from both the National Assembly and the National Council on an official visit to the European Parliament in Brussels from ...

At the invitation of the Royal Government, His Excellency Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the Foreign Secretary of India made an official visit to Bhutan from 2-5 October 2017. The Foreign Secretary was accompanied by Mrs. Kyoko Jaishankar and Mr. Sudhakar Dalela, Joint Secretary (North), Ministry of External Affairs, Goi.Read More

On 4th October 2017 the Bhutan Foundation welcomed Ambassador Doma Tshering, Permanent Representative of Bhutan to the UN in New York, and Counsellor Tshoki Choden, as new members of the Board of Directors, along with former US Ambassador Robert O. Blake. .Read More

Dr. S. Jaishankar, Foreign Secretary of India will arrive in Thimphu on a three day official visit from 2-5 October, 2017. The Foreign Secretary will receive an audience with His Majesty the King and also call on Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay and Lyonpo Damcho Dorji, Minister for Foreign Affairs. The ...

Addressing world leaders at the General Debate of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay reaffirmed Bhutan’s commitment to working with Member States to ensure that the UN continues to play an instrumental role in fighting climate change, eradicating poverty an maintaining global ...

Statement at the multidimensional poverty peer network(PDF)

On 19th September 2017, Hon’ble Foreign Minister Damcho Dorji deposited the Instrument of Ratification to the Paris Agreement to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change during UN Annual Treaty Event held at the UN headquarters in New York. Bhutan became the 161st country to deposit its Instrument of ...

The General Debate of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly will begin on the 19th of September in New York at the United Nations Headquarters. The Hon’ble Prime Minister will be leading Bhutan’s delegation to the meeting; and will be accompanied by the Foreign Minister Damcho Dorji ...

On the invitation of Temasek Foundation, Singapore and the Government of Singapore Hon Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay visited Singapore from 15-16 September 2017 to attend the Singapore Summit 2017. The Summit was organised by Temasek Foundation, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the Government Investment Corp (GIC) Singapore and the ...