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Presentation of Credentials by Kutshab Tshering Gyaltshen Penjor to Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark on 5 November 2021.

Kutshab Tshering Gyaltshen Penjor presented his Letter of Credence to Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark at the Amalienborg Palace on 5 November 2021, accrediting him as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the Kingdom of Denmark.   Kutshab conveyed the greetings and warm wishes ...

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Press Release

The Salang Tendrel (ground-breaking) ceremony for the Tsendrong UN Garden was held at 11 am on the 3rd of November, 2021 corresponding to the 29th Day of the Iron Female Ox Year of the Bhutanese calendar. The Garden is a gift from His Majesty The King and is dedicated to ...

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Vacancy Announcement

Vacancy Announcement The Secretariat of the United Nations announces the vacancy as detailed below: Posting Title: Head, Subregional Office for the Pacific, D-1  Job Code Title: HEAD OF OFFICE, ECONOMIC AFFAIRS Department/ Office:  Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific     (Application deadline: 20 December 2021)  Among ...

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Press Release

The Ministry invited Hon’ble Lyonpo Om Pradhan, as the distinguished speaker, at the MFA Lecture Series, which was held on 29 October 2021.  Lyonpo spoke on the subject., “Objectives of Bhutan’s Foreign Policy,” which was followed by an interactive session.  The session proved to be very insightful and informative. The ...

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Press Release

Bhutan observed the 76th Anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations on 24 October 2021 with prayers and the lighting of a thousand butter lamps at the Semtokha Dzong. UN Day marks the day on which the UN Charter entered into force in 1945. The event was attended by ...

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Signing Ceremony of the Project for the Development of Digital Topographic Map

Ambassador of Bhutan to Japan V. Namgyel and Ambassador of Japan to Bhutan Satoshi Suzuki signed the Exchange of Notes for the Project for the Development of Digital Topographic Map on 22nd October 2021 in New Delhi. For the project, the Government of Japan will provide a grant of Yen ...

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Status of travel bans in different countries in the light of COVID-19 Pandemic  

Country  Travel Restrictions  India Still active and limited non-scheduled commercial flights may be allowed as per the SOP provided in the web link below (i)   https://www.civilaviation.gov.in/sites/default/files/Updation_of_ Guidelines.pdf – Ministry of Civil Aviation (ii)  https://www.civilaviation.gov.in/sites/default/files/MHAOrder_Unlock4_ 29082020.pdf – Ministry of Home Affairs  (iii) https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/RevisedguidelinesforInternationalArrivals02082020.pdf – Ministry of Health Flight restrictions shall not apply to all international cargo flights and those ...

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Status of travel bans in different countries in the light of COVID-19 Pandemic  

Country  Travel Restrictions  India Still active and limited non-scheduled commercial flights may be allowed as per the SOP provided in the web link below (i)   https://www.civilaviation.gov.in/sites/default/files/Updation_of_ Guidelines.pdf – Ministry of Civil Aviation (ii)  https://www.civilaviation.gov.in/sites/default/files/MHAOrder_Unlock4_ 29082020.pdf – Ministry of Home Affairs  (iii) https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/RevisedguidelinesforInternationalArrivals02082020.pdf – Ministry of Health Flight restrictions shall not apply to all international cargo flights and those ...

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Press Release

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a simple ceremony, bid farewell to the Foreign Secretary, Ambassador Kinga Singye today.  Ambassador Kinga Singye started his career as a Trainee Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in April 1984. Since then, he served in various capacities in the Ministry, and the ...

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