Press Releases

Ambassador Tenzin Rondel Wangchuk presented his letters of credence to His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway in Oslo today, accrediting him as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the Kingdom of Norway. During the credentials ceremony, Ambassador Wangchuk conveyed the warm greetings and good ...

The 5th Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) was hosted by the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in and from Colombo, Sri Lanka, in hybrid mode on 30th March 2022. The Summit was preceded by the 18th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting and the ...

The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is hosting the 5th Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit on 30th March 2022 in hybrid mode. The theme of the Summit is “BIMSTEC-Towards a Resilient Region, Prosperous Economies, Healthy Peoples.” The Summit will be preceded by the ...

Ambassador of Japan to Bhutan Satoshi Suzuki and the Chargé d’Affaires of the Royal Bhutanese Embassy in New Delhi Ms. Ugen Chozom signed a grant contract on 10th March 2022 for the “Project for the provision of medical equipment and a medical van for the early detection of cervical cancer ...

The third biennial consultations between Denmark and Bhutan were held on 4 February 2022 in Copenhagen, Denmark. During the consultations, views were exchanged on recent political developments in Bhutan and Denmark, bilateral cooperation between the two countries and the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The two sides also discussed ...

On 8th February 2022, H.E Mr. Sonam Tobgay, Ambassador of Bhutan to Australia, on behalf of the Financial Intelligence Department (FID) of the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA), and Ms. Nicole Rose PSM, Chief Executive Officer of Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between ...

Joint Press Release Brussels & Thimphu, 2 February 2022 The European Union (EU) and the Royal Government of Bhutan held their tenth formal Consultations in Brussels on 2 February 2022. Due to the pandemic restrictions, since 2020 meetings and visits could not be organised and 9th formal Consultations in 2020, were held ...

On 31 January 2022, the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Bank of the European Union, and the Kingdom of Bhutan officially acknowledged the ratification of the Country Framework Agreement which allows the EIB to start operations in Bhutan. Ambassador Pema Choden, Hon’ble Foreign Secretary signed the statement with Vice President ...

The fourth bilateral consultation between Bhutan and Switzerland was held on 28 January 2022 in Bern, Switzerland. The Bhutanese delegation was led by Ambassador Pema Choden, Foreign Secretary and the Swiss delegation was led by Ambassador Raphael Nägeli, Assistant State Secretary for Asia and the Pacific, Federal Department of Foreign ...

Ambassador Tenzin Rondel Wangchuk presented his credentials to H.E Mr. Alexander Van der Bellen, Federal President of the Republic Austria on Wednesday, 19 January 2022 accrediting him as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the Federal Republic of Austria. He conveyed to the President the ...