February 18: His Majesty the King hosted a lunch at the Dechencholing Palace yesterday for the delegates of the 10th Round Table Meeting. The 10th Round Table Meeting with development partners started yesterday morning in Thimphu.
His Majesty the King hosted a lunch at the Dechencholing Palace yesterday for the delegates of the tenth round table meeting. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princesses, the Prime Minister and senior government officials were also present at the lunch.
Delegates representing Bhutan’s development partners from bilateral, multilateral and non-governmental organizations are in the capital for the 10th round table meeting which started yesterday morning.
The meeting is organized by the Royal Government of Bhutan and the United Nations Development Program. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that the round table meeting continues to remain the most significant and important forum for the Royal Government and its development partners to engage in meaningful and comprehensive dialogue.
The Bhutanese delegation to the meeting is led by the Education Minister Lyonpo Thinley Gyamtsho. The Acting UNDP Regional Director for the Asia and the Pacific Mr. David Lockwood is the co-chair of the meeting.
The Prime Minister Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji delivered the inaugural address. The Foreign Secretary Yeshey Dorji and the Chief Election Commissioner Dasho Kunzang Wangdi also made presentations.
The GNH Commission made presentations on the strategies and priorities of the 10th five-year plan as well as the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and poverty reduction.
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