Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Bhutan)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bhutan)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bhutan)

Bhutanese government ministry

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade (ཕྱི་འབྲལ་དང་ཕྱིར་ཚོང་ལྷན་ཁག) is the Bhutanese government ministry which oversees the foreign relations of Bhutan. The Royal Government of Bhutan established the Development Ministry in 1968, which was a precursor to the institution of the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1970 and subsequent up gradation to a full-fledged ministry in 1972.

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Bhutan has established diplomatic relations with 52 countries and the European Union.

Departments

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for:

  • Department of Bilateral Affairs
  • Department of Multilateral Affairs
  • Department of Protocol

List of ministers

This is a list of ministers of foreign affairs of Bhutan:[1]

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Foreign ministers A–D". rulers.org. B. Schemmel. Retrieved 10 January 2015.


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