Bhutan–Spain relations
Map indicating locations of Bhutan and Spain

Bhutan
Spain

Bhutan–Spain relations are the bilateral relations between Bhutan and Spain.

History

Under a treaty signed between Bhutan and India on the 8th of August 1949, Bhutan's foreign policy was guided by India[1][2] until the treaty was superseded in 2007.[3] Bhutan joined the United Nations in 1971. Until October 2010, the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Bhutan had not established diplomatic relations, although they had maintained informal contacts. This was generally done through the Spanish diplomatic mission in New Delhi, within the United Nations, or within the framework of the European Union.[4]

The relations between the two countries were first formalized on the 19th of October 2010, during a four-day diplomatic visit to Spain by the Bhutanese Prime Minister, Jigme Yoser Thinley, who was given an audience by King Juan Carlos I[5] and held a meeting with the then Minister of Foreign Affairs, Miguel Ángel Moratinos.[6]

At the meeting, both parties agreed to begin the process of establishing diplomatic relations between the two kingdoms.[7] Before the 19th of October 2010, Bhutan was one of just two countries in the world, along with Kiribati, that did not have diplomatic relations with Spain.

Four months later, on the 11th of February 2011,[8] the Permanent Representative Ambassador of Spain to the United Nations in New York City proceeded to exchange verbal notes with the Bhutanese Ambassador, officially establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries. Both heads of mission sent a joint letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations announcing the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Bhutan and requesting a copy of the letter to be circulated among all UN member states.

The permanent missions of both countries issued a joint communiqué stating that Spain and Bhutan had decided to establish diplomatic and consular relations, applying the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 24 April 1961 and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 24 April 1963, as well as exchanging diplomatic representatives at ambassadorial level.

Diplomatic missions

The Spanish Embassy in New Delhi and the Bhutanese Embassy in Brussels – under a multiple accreditation regime – are responsible for carrying out diplomatic and consular relations between the two countries. The establishment of diplomatic relations with Bhutan responds to the principle of universality that governs Spanish foreign policy.

Economic relations

Commerce Bhutan – Spain (million euros)
Balance of trade
2004
2005
2006
2007
Imports
0,01
0,00
0,00
0,00
Exports
0,03
0,00
0,00
0,01
Balance
0,02
0,00
0,00
0,01
Coverage rate
300,00
N.S.
N.S.
N.S.
% Import variation
N.S.
–100,00
N.S.
N.S.
% Export Variation
200,00
–100,00
N.S.
N.S.
January June. Variation rate over previous year.
Source: D.G. Customs

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mahajan, Shelly (6 March 2018). "India-Bhutan Relations: Past, Present and Future". Hudson Institute. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Treaty of Perpetual Peace and Friendship".
  3. ↑ Kumar, Kashish (5 July 2019). "Is India Losing Its Grip on Bhutan?". The Diplomat.
  4. ↑ "Ficha país Bután" (PDF). p. 3.
  5. ↑ "Audiencia al Excmo. Sr. Jigme Yoser Thinley, Primer Ministro del Reino de Bután". 21 October 2010.
  6. ↑ "Visita a España del Primer Ministro de Bután". Archived from the original on 31 October 2010.
  7. ↑ EFE. "España y Bhután iniciarán el proceso para mantener relaciones diplomáticas". La Información.
  8. ↑ "Establishment of diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Bhutan and the Kingdom of Spain". Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
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