Press Releases

Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay will make a visit to India from 20-22 October 2024 to attend the NDTV World Summit 2024 on 21 October 2024. The Prime Minister will be accompanied by senior officials from the Royal Government of Bhutan During the visit, the Prime Minister is expected to ...

Mr. Imad Najib Ayed Fakhoury, Regional Director, South Asia, and a delegation from the International Finance Corporation called on the Prime Minister In-charge, Lyonpo D.N. Dhungyel yesterday.  Mr. Fakhoury briefed Lyonpo about IFC’s activities in Bhutan. Lyonpo thanked the IFC for their support to Bhutan, particularly to our private sector, ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade successfully hosted the 15th edition of MFA Lecture Series on 14 October 2024. The lecture titled “The French Perspective: Why Bhutan Matters” was delivered by H.E. Dr. Thierry Mathou, Ambassador of France to India. Ambassador Mathou is a seasoned diplomat with over ...

H.E. Ms. Eliska Zigova, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Bhutan called on the Hon’ble Foreign Minister on 9 October 2024.

On 8 October 2024, Mr. Abel Aballe Despaigne, Chargé d’affaires of the Cuban Embassy in New Delhi, paid a courtesy call on the Hon’ble Foreign Minister. During the meeting, discussions focused on the cooperation between the two countries in both bilateral and multilateral forums. Diplomatic relations between Bhutan and Cuba ...

BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting held on the sidelines of 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York on 27 September 2024 Lyonpo D.N. Dhungyel, Hon’ble Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade, attended the BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting held on the sidelines of 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York on ...

Lyonpo D.N. Dhungyel, Hon’ble Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade, attended the 23rd Annual Ministerial Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) under the theme “Building Momentum Towards Gaborone: Partnering for a Decade of Action and Transformation in LLDCs”, held on the sidelines of the 79th Session ...

On 26th September 2024, Lyonpo D.N. Dhungyel, Hon’ble Foreign Minister attended the annual Ministerial Meeting of the L.69 Group of countries held on the sidelines of the High Level Week of the 79th United Nations General Assembly. The ministers of the African Committee of 10 (C-10) were also invited to ...

On the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York, Hon’ble Lyonpo DN Dhungyel met with H.E. Mr. Pailo Rangel, Minister of State and Foreign Affairs of Portugal and Ms. Paola Pampaloni, Deputy Managing Director for Asia and the Pacific, European External Action Service in two separate ...

High-Level Meeting on “Sustainable and Targeted Poverty Solutions: Using the Multidimensional Poverty Index” co-hosted by Somalia and Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network (MPPN) at the 79th United Nations General Assembly held on 24th September 2024,  New York   Hon’ble Foreign Minister H.E. Lyonpo DN Dhungyel delivered a statement during the High-Level ...