The Annual Performance Agreement (APA) 2017-2018 was signed on 1st August in a ceremony conducted at the Gyalyong Tshokhang. Hon’ble Prime Minister graced the signing ceremony. The APA of the Ministry for 2017-2018 was signed between Hon’ble Prime Minister and Hon’ble Foreign Minister, and between Hon’ble Foreign Minister and ...

REPORT ON THE STATE OF LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (LDCs) LAUNCHED The Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the United Nations in New York co-hosted the launch of the fourth edition of the report on the State of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2017 at the conference hall of the ...

H.E. Ms. Maria Cristina Ueltschi, Ambassador of Argentina, H.E. Mr. Maung Wai, Ambassador of Myanmar, H.E. Mr. Jose Ramon Baranano Fernandez, Ambassador of Spain and H.E. Mr. Sakir Ozkan Torunlar, Ambassador of Turkey called on Foreign Minister Lyonpo Damcho Dorji separately at the Gyalyong Tshokhang on 12 July 2017. Lyonpo ...

Ambassador Kinga Singye presented his credentials to Mr. Yury Fedotov, Director-General of the United Nations Office in Vienna accrediting him as the Permanent Representative of Bhutan to the United Nations Office and other specialized UN agencies in Vienna on 5th July 2017. Ambassador Kinga Singye and the Director Director General ...

In view of the many queries raised recently in the media regarding the Bhutan – China boundary in the Doklam area the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to convey the following: On 16th June 2017, the Chinese Army started constructing a motorable road from Dokola in the Doklam area ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to announce that six (6) applicants are shortlisted for the post of Chiefs of Divisions in the Ministry. Results of short listing are notified through email. The shortlisted applicants are requested to report to MFA on 6th July 2017 at 9:30 AM for ...

H.E. Mr. Nadir Patel, Ambassador of Canada to Bhutan called on Lyonpo Damcho Dorji, Hon’ble Foreign Minister at the Gyalyong Tshokhang yesterday. Ambassador Patel is on a four day visit to Bhutan from 26-29 June 2017. Ambassador Patel is accompanied by official delegation from the Canadian High Commission, New Delhi. ...

Dr. Werner Haring, President of the Pro Bhutan Association has been awarded the Order of Merit Cross 1st Class by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany for outstanding services in the field of humanitarian work in Bhutan. “Pro Bhutan” is a private German philanthropic association registered in the ...

The first Bhutan Thailand Festival will be held in Thimphu at the Youth Development Fund Multipurpose Hall from 9 – 11 June, 2017 to celebrate the continued friendship, shared common spiritual heritage and growing areas of development cooperation between the two Kingdoms. H.E. General Tanasak Patimapragorn, Deputy Prime Minister of ...

Bhutan observed the 20th anniversary of the Bay of Bengal Initiatives for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) by offering butter lamps in the Simtokha Dzong. Hon’ble Foreign Minister Lyonpo Damcho Dorji and other dignitaries from regional and international organizations’ offices in Bhutan and government officials attended the butter lamp ...