The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade organised lighting of a thousand butter lamps to offer condolences and prayers for the victims of the plane crash in Nepal yesterday where 72 people lost their lives. The ceremony was led by the Foreign Minister and attended by senior officials of ...

The 11th Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on the Bhutan-China Boundary Issues was held in Kunming city, China from 10th to 13th January 2023. The Bhutanese delegation was led by Dasho Letho Tobdhen Tangbi, Secretary of the International Boundaries of Bhutan, and the Chinese delegation was led by H.E. Mr. Hong ...

Before embarking on a journey abroad, Bhutanese travellers must ensure that they meet all the COVID-19 requirements (RT-PCR negative report, vaccination, health/travel insurance, etc.) at the transit and destination countries. Travellers are encouraged to be fully vaccinated and take all precautionary measures for COVID-19 while travelling. The list below provides ...

A tendrel ceremony was held this morning to mark the renaming of the Ministry as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, in accordance with Chapter 2, Section 8 of the Civil Service Reform Act of Bhutan 2022. This aligns with the mandate of the Ministry to enhance, coordinate ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs takes great pride in offering our heartfelt felicitations to Hon’ble Lyonpo Dr. Tandi Dorji, on being conferred the prestigious red scarf by His Majesty The King, in recognition of his dedicated service to the Tsa Wa Sum.

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The Civil Service Award 2022 for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was held on 12 December 2022. The Civil Service Award has been institutionalized by the Royal Civil Service Commission as an annual event as per the Royal Command of His Majesty The King, to acknowledge the contribution made by ...

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to notify the general public that the Ministry will resume the issuance of  Ordinary Passport from 03 November 2022. In view of the sheer volume of Passport applications received so far (backlog since 20th August 2022) and the need for the backlog to ...