Press Releases

Following participation at the first meeting of the 7th replenishment of the GEF trust fund on 29th March 2017 in Paris, Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay arrived in Guwahati, Assam, this evening. En route to Guwahati, Lyonchhen visited the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, and paid his respects to late King Bhumibol ...

29 March 2017: H.E. Mr. Rauli Suikkanen, Ambassador of the Republic of Finland to Bhutan called on the Hon’ble Foreign Minister Lyonpo Damcho Dorji on 29th March 2017 at the Gyelyong Tshokhang. Ambassador Suikkanen is on a four day visit to Bhutan and is accompanied by Ms. Leena Viljanen, Head ...

The annual general meeting of the Danish-Bhutanese Friendship Association was held in Copenhagen on 25th March 2017. During the meeting, Mr. Bjorn Forde, former Director for the Danish Institute for parties and Democracy (DIPD) made a presentation on “Narratives from five years’ enhancement of democracy in Bhutan. Minster Counsellor Tenzin ...

The Hon’ble Prime Minister will travel to Paris to deliver the keynote address at the Fist Meeting of the 7th Replenishment of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Trust Fund on the 29th of March 2017. The replenishment meetings of GEF provide an important opportunity for contributing participants to review GEF’s ...

H.E. Mr. Harald Sandberg, Ambassador of Sweden to Bhutan, called on the Hon’ble Foreign Minister Lyonpo Damcho Dorji on 20th March 2017 at the Gyelyong Tshokhang.  Ambassador Sandberg is on a four day farewell visit to Bhutan from 19 – 22 March 2017 and is accompanied by Mr. Marcus Holknekt, ...

Bhutan observed the International Day of Happiness (IDH) on 20 March 2017 with the lighting of a thousand butter lamps at the National Memorial Chorten. Lyonpo Damcho Dorji, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Royal Government of Bhutan led the commemoration. The event was attended by senior officials of the Royal Government, ...

H.E. Mr. Virasakdi Futrakul, Deputy Foreign Minister of Royal Thai Government paid a courtesy call on Hon’ble Foreign Minister on 17th March, 2017 at Gyalyong Tshokhang. During the call on, the two sides exchanged views and held discussions on bilateral relations and cooperation between our two kingdoms in numerous fields ...

The 13th Round Table Meeting (RTM) held in Thimphu on 15th and 16th March came to a successful close with development partners reaffirming their commitment and support to Bhutan’s development. Expressing appreciation for the GNH approach and early integration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into the national planning framework, ...

Lyonpo Damcho Dorji, Foreign Minister, met Ms. Paola Pampaloni, Deputy Managing Director of European External Actions Services of the European Union. During the meeting, Lyonpo expressed satisfaction at the excellent state of bilateral relations between Bhutan and the EU, and thanked the EU for sending a high level delegation from ...

H.E. Mr. Nikhil Seth,Executive Director, UNITAR & UN Assistant Secretary General made courtesy call on Hon’ble Foreign Minister today (14 March 2017) at the Gyalyong Tshokhang.