His Excellency Mr TAKEI Shunuke, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, will be visiting Bhutan from 21st to 23rd November 2022. The State Minister will be accompanied by[...]

His Excellency Mr TAKEI Shunuke, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, will be visiting Bhutan from 21stto 23rdNovember 2022. The State Minister will be accompanied by Mr SUZUKI Hiroshi, Ambassador-designate of Japan to Bhutan, officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in Tokyo and the Embassy of Japan in New Delhi. During the visit, the State Minister will call on the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister.

During the State Minister's visit, Mr SUZUKI Hiroshi, Ambassador-designate of Japan to Bhutan, and Ms Tshoki Choden, Director, Department of Bilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will sign the Exchange of Notes for Grant Aid "The Project for Strengthening Health Care Services in Eastern Area." Through this Project worth 535,000,000 Yen, the Government of Japan will provide medical equipment necessary for health care services for mothers and children to health facilities in six eastern districts.

Japan is a longstanding development partner of Bhutan. Bhutan and Japan enjoy very close ties of friendship, cooperation and understanding.

The visit to Bhutan by the State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan will further strengthen the relations between the governments and peoples of the two countries.

This is the first high-level visit from Japan since the Covid-19 pandemic and the second ministerial-level visit to Bhutan from Japan.