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His Excellency Peter Taksoe-Jensen, Denmark’s Ambassador to Bhutan, called on to the Hon Speaker on 24th October, 2017. The Speaker warmly welcome the Ambassador and expressed his deep appreciation to the Government and People of Denmark for their developmental assistance and especially to the Parliament in the past.

A Preliminary meeting for the discussion and finalization of the Agenda for the 10^th Session of the Second Parliament was held today at the Gyelyong Tshogkhang Conference Hall.

A 5-member Parliamentary Delegation led by Tshogpon Jigme Zangpo is currently in Brussels, Belgium on the invitation of Mr. Antonia Tajani, President of European Parliament. The delegation met Mr. Siegfried Bracke, President of the House of Representatives of the Belgian Federal Parliament and discussed on areas of Parliamentary collaboration. 

A one-day consultation workshop is being held with the staff of the National Assembly Secretariat at the Le Meridien to review the current Strategic Development Plan and prepare a new Strategic Development Plan beyond 2018 for the National Assembly of Bhutan. 

H.E. Mr. Katsuyuki Kawai, Member, House of Representatives of Japan and Special Advisor to President of LDP of Japan called on Hon’ble Speaker of the National Assembly of Bhutan on 7^th September 2017 at the GyelyongTshokhang.

The Members of Parliament and Parliamentary Staff are attending a workshop on Review of Bills at Le Meridian today. The two day workshop held from 7-8th September, 2017. is organized by International IDEA (Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance) in collaboration with the Parliament of Bhutan.

The Hon’ble Members and the staff of the National Assembly, led by the Hon’ble Speaker offered Kusung Thukten Mendrel to His Holiness the Je Khenpo at Kuesenselphodrang today.

The Hon'ble Speaker meets with Delegations from Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Cambodia, Thailand, Nepal and Islamic Republic of Iran on the sidelines of the APA Standing Committee meeting on Social and Cultural Affairs on 1st September, 2017.

The APA Standing Committee Meeting on Social and Cultural Affairs successfully concluded today. The meeting adopted ten resolutions ranging from measures to promote Cultural Diversity. Collaboration on health equity in the region, integration through information and communication technology,  fight against corruption, APA Women Parliamentarians, Promotion of Interfaith Dialogue, Combating smuggling of Cultural Items, Combating Illicit Drug Trafficking, Humanitarian aid to Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Myanmar on the verge of Human Catastrophe.

On the sideline of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly’s Standing Committee Meeting on Social & Cultural Affairs held in Thimphu from 31 August – 1 September 2017, the Hon’ble Speaker met with the Indian Delegation today. During the brief bilateral meeting, Hon’ble Speaker personally welcomed Dr. Sunil Baliram Gaikwad, Member of Parliament and Smt. Kalpana Sharma, Joint Secretary of Indian Parliament to Bhutan. 

The Standing Committee Meeting on the Social and Cultural Affairs of the Asian Parliament Assembly is underway at the Royal Banquet Hall today. 96 Delegates from 20 Countries are participating in the two day meeting from 31^st  August  to 1^st September, 2017.

Press Release for the Day 1 of the APA Standing Committee meeting on Social and Cultural Affairs (English version)

Press Release for the Day 1 of the APA Standing Committee meeting on Social and Cultural Affairs (Dzongkha version)

The Hon’ble Speaker met with His Excellency, Dr. Khalil AbdulahAAAbul, Member of Parliament, Kuwait at the GyelyongTshogkhang today.

The Hon’ble Speaker met with the three member Bangladesh Delegation led by His Excellency, Mir Mushtaque Ahmed Robi, Member of Parliament today at 10 a.m.

Ms. Stella Avallone, Minister Plenipotentiary, Head Unit for Bilateral Development Cooperation in Asia, Federal Ministry of for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, accompanied by the Resident Coordinator, made a courtesy call on to the Hon’ble Speaker in the GyelyongTshogkhang today afternoon.