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Bhutan will observe a day of national mourning on 9th July 2022 in honour of the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. All national flags across the country and Bhutan’s Embassies, Missions, and Consulates abroad will fly at half-mast. Former Prime Minister Abe died in hospital on 8th July after ...
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Bhutan’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Mr. Rinchen Kuentsyl presented his Letter of Credence to H.E. Dr. Arif Alvi, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan at the Presidential Office Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad on 01 July 2022. The credential ceremony was attended by Foreign Secretary of Pakistan and the Military Secretary to ...
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A thousand butter lamps ceremony was organized by His Majesty’s Secretariat in honor of the late Mr. Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, former Foreign Minister of Denmark from 1982 – 1993. The ceremony was attended by Foreign Minister, former Chief Justice Lyonpo Sonam Tobgye, former MoIC Secretary Dasho Kinley Dorji and senior officials ...
Read More »MFA Lecture Series on “Compassionate Leadership”
As a part of the MFA lecture series, the Ministry invited Dr. Will Parks, Resident Representative, UNICEF, to speak on “Compassionate Leadership” to the officials of the Ministry. Dr. Parks is a certified coach and an expert on emotional leadership, which is one of the key skill sets required for ...
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The Royal Bhutanese Embassy to Canada is pleased to announce the establishment of the King’s Scholarships of Bhutan at the University of Toronto. Letters were exchanged today between HE. Ms. Doma Tshering, Ambassador of Bhutan to Canada, signing on behalf of the Royal Civil Service Commission and the National Pension ...
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The Ministry of Foriegn Affairs is pleased to inform that the Government of Sri Lanka, as requested by the Royal Government of Bhutan, will henceforth issue multiple-entry visas for Bhutanese students studying in Sri Lanka for the entire duration of their study. Earlier, the Bhutanese students were required to renew ...
Read More »Presentation of Credentials by Ambassadors-designate of Germany, Argentina, Thailand, Cuba, Israel and Colombia to Bhutan.
The Ambassadors of Germany, Argentina, Thailand, Cuba, Israel, and Colombia to Bhutan presented their credentials to His Majesty The King today. The Presentation of Credentials ceremony was held in the Grand Kuenray at Tashichhodzong. His Excellency Mr. Walter J. Lindner is the first Ambassador of Germany to Bhutan with ...
Read More »The Ministry of Foreign Affairs observes BIMSTEC Day, 6 June, 2022
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs observed the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) day virtually on 6 June 2022. This year also marks the 25th Anniversary of the organization. Hon’ble Foreign Minister, Dr. Tandi Dorji, graced the event as the Chief Guest. The Ambassadors of ...
Read More »STOCKHOLM+50 UNDER THE THEME “A HEALTHY PLANET FOR THE PROSPERITY OF ALL – OUR RESPONSIBILITY, OUR OPPORTUNITY” 2-3, JUNE 2022 AT STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN.
Bhutan participated in the international conference “Stockholm +50: A Healthy Planet for The Prosperity of All-Our Responsibility, Our Opportunity” hosted by Sweden and Kenya in Stockholm on 2-3 June 2022. The Bhutanese Delegation was led by Kutshab Tshering Gyaltshen Penjor, Royal Bhutanese Embassy, Brussels, and accompanied by an official from ...
Read More »On the seventy-eighth session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
The Hon’ble Foreign Minister H.E. (Dr.) Tandi Dorji addressed the opening session of the 78th Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) today (23 May 2022). This year’s Commission session is being held in a hybrid format from 23-27 May 2022 in Bangkok, under the theme, “A ...
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