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The 35th Session of the SAARC Council of Ministers was held on February 20, 2014, in the Bandos Island of the Republic of Maldives. The Council Meeting was chaired by H.E. Ms. Dunya Maumoom Foreign Minister of Maldives. The meeting was attended by the Foreign Minister’s from the all the ...

Foreign Minister to lead Bhutanese delegation to 35th Session of the SAARC Council of Ministers in Male, Maldives from 17-20  February  2014 The 35th Session of Council of Ministers will take place in Male, Maldives from 17-20th February  2014. Maldives is the current Chair of SAARC and the last Council ...

A Chinese Cultural Troupe from the People’s Republic of China is visiting Bhutan from 14-18 February 2014 to perform at Thimphu on 15 and 16 February 2014. The Troupe is being led by Mr. Dong Jungxin, Vice President, China International Culture Association and officials of the Bureau for External Cultural ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to announce that Mrs. Kunzang C. Namgyel has recently been appointed as Bhutan’s Ambassador / Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York. She is the first woman Foreign Service Officer to be elevated to the position of an Ambassador and the appointment ...

At the invitation of the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen paid an Official Visit to India from 6 to 10 January, 2014. Their Majesties were accompanied by the Minister of Home Affairs, Lyonpo Damcho Dorji, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lyonpo ...

At the invitation of the President of India, Dr. Pranab Mukherjee, His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Gyaltsuen will be on an official visit to India from 6-10 January 2014. His Majesty will be accompanied by Lyonpo Damchoe Dorji, Minister for Home & Cultural Affairs, Lyonpo Rinzin Dorje, ...

Marking the fiftieth anniversaryof the first Ministerial Conference on Asian Economic Cooperation, a ministerial level Asian Pacific Conference on Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration was held in Bangkok from 17-20 December, 2013. The Ministerial Conference adopted the Bangkok Declaration. The declaration called for cooperation in four thematic areas of integrated ...

The Royal Civil Service Commission is pleased to announce the availability of 20 scholarships to pursue the following courses at the Royal institute of Management, Semtokha. The courses are scheduled to commence on March 1, 2Ol4 .Interested and eligible civil servants may submit applications as follows:Read More

The Royal Bhutanese Embassy organized the celebration of the 106th National Day at the Chancery in the morning of 17th December 2013. The Bhutanese community comprising students from various local universities, Bhutanese families in Thailand and Embassy officials led by Kutshab participated in the celebration. The celebration commenced in the ...

PERMANENT MISSION OF BHUTAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK CELEBRATES NATIONAL DAY IN NEW YORK The Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the United Nations in New York was honored to host a reception on the evening of 17 December 2013 to celebrate Bhutan’s 106th National ...