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Tshering Tobgay Prime Minister of Bhutan

This morning, I had the pleasure of joining President of FIFA, to watch the monks of Simtokha Dzong play football.What b...
20/10/2026

This morning, I had the pleasure of joining President of FIFA, to watch the monks of Simtokha Dzong play football.

What began with us watching from the sidelines soon turned into an impromptu game, as we found ourselves joining the monks on the field.

It was a light-hearted and memorable morning, and a wonderful reminder of the joy of football and its unique ability to bring people together. ⚽

I was delighted to meet my friend, H.E. Mr. Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, during his visit to Bhutan today. It wa...
19/10/2026

I was delighted to meet my friend, H.E. Mr. Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, during his visit to Bhutan today. It was wonderful to reconnect and exchange warm greetings.

To Prime Minister Narendra Modi , An avatar of our times
07/10/2026

To Prime Minister Narendra Modi , An avatar of our times

24 September 2026: Delighted to meet Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul of Thailand on the sidelines of the 81st UNGA in...
25/09/2026

24 September 2026: Delighted to meet Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul of Thailand on the sidelines of the 81st UNGA in New York.

We discussed the close and friendly relations between our two nations and agreed to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in key areas of mutual interest.

24 September 2026: Pleased to meet Mr. Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, Executive Director of The Fund for Responding to Loss and ...
25/09/2026

24 September 2026: Pleased to meet Mr. Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, Executive Director of The Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD).

I reaffirmed Bhutan's support for the Fund and its mission, and underscored the significance of its mandate for developing countries like ours against the backdrop of the recent floods in Nepal.

24 September 2026: Pleasure to meet Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in N...
25/09/2026

24 September 2026: Pleasure to meet Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in New York. We discussed areas of mutual interest, including Bhutan’s accession to the WTO.

Yesterday, on the sidelines of the 81st UNGA, I hosted a high-level meeting of the G-Zero countries—Suriname, Panama, Ma...
24/09/2026

Yesterday, on the sidelines of the 81st UNGA, I hosted a high-level meeting of the G-Zero countries—Suriname, Panama, Madagascar, and Bhutan—with the participation of the President of Suriname and the Ministers of Environment of Panama and Madagascar. We discussed key issues concerning the G-Zero forum and strategic next steps, including the establishment of a G-Zero Secretariat and the adoption of Gross Ecosystem Product as a measure of development in the participating countries.

I also participated in a high-level roundtable hosted by Mastercard and held separate discussions with the Chairman and CEO of America First Global and Scale AI.

This evening, I had the honour of addressing the General Debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assemb...
23/09/2026

This evening, I had the honour of addressing the General Debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN Headquarters in New York. I conveyed the warm greetings and good wishes of His Majesty The King and extended an open invitation to investors and leaders from around the world to join us in building the Gelephu Mindfulness City, a pioneering endeavour that seeks to balance economic prosperity with sustainability.

Earlier in the day, I addressed the high-level event, “Beyond 2030: Renewing the Global Commitment to End Poverty in All Its Dimensions” which was co-hosted by Bhutan, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network (MPPN).

On the sidelines of the General Debate, I also met with H.E. Mr. Tarique Rahman, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, and H.E. Mr. To Lam, President of Viet Nam, to discuss matters of mutual interest and strengthen our bilateral relations.

Happy to have met Mr. Neelkanth Mishra, Executive Director at the World Bank Group, representing Bangladesh, Bhutan, Ind...
21/09/2026

Happy to have met Mr. Neelkanth Mishra, Executive Director at the World Bank Group, representing Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Sri Lanka in New York today.

I expressed my appreciation for the World Bank’s continued support to Bhutan and discussed ways to further deepen our cooperation in support of the country’s development priorities.

This afternoon, I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Alexander De Croo, Administrator of the United Nations Development Pro...
21/09/2026

This afternoon, I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Alexander De Croo, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) at the Headquarters in New York.

I expressed my appreciation for UNDP’s longstanding partnership with Bhutan and reaffirmed the Royal Government’s commitment to working together to advance sustainable and inclusive development.

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