Bhutan–Denmark relations
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Bhutan–Denmark relations refers to the current and historical relations between Bhutan and Denmark. Denmark has a liaison office in Thimphu.{{cite web |url=http://www.missionthimphu.um.dk/en |title=Danish liaison office in Thimphu, Bhutan |work=Foreign Affairs of Denmark |publisher=Foreign Affairs of Denmark |access-date=22 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201002746/http://www.missionthimphu.um.dk/en/ |archive-date=1 February 2011 }} Diplomatic relations were established in 1985.{{cite web|url= http://www.mfa.gov.bt/foreign-policy/bilateral-relations|title= Bhutans Bilateral Counterparts|work= Foreign Affairs of Bhutan|publisher= Foreign Affairs of Bhutan|access-date= 22 January 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110101085148/http://www.mfa.gov.bt/foreign-policy/bilateral-relations#|archive-date= 2011-01-01|url-status= dead}} Denmark is the second-largest provider of development aid to Bhutan, after India.{{Cite book|url=https://www.oecd.org/derec/denmark/46749610.pdf|title=Joint evaluation : Danish-Bhutanese country programme 2000-09 : synthesis report|date=2010|publisher=Danida|others=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. Evaluation Department|isbn=978-87-7087-426-7|location=Copenhagen|pages=3|oclc=763764270}}
Cooperation
Denmark first provided developmental assistance to Bhutan in 1978, before choosing Bhutan as a Danish programme country in 1989. Its assistance focused on promoting the areas of health, education, environment, urban development and good governance. Bhutan's Former Prime Minister Jigme Thinley was granted an audience with Queen Margrethe II of Denmark in 2010.{{cite web|url= http://www.kuenselonline.com/2010/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=17082|title= Bhutan exhibition’s last bow|date= 19 October 2010|publisher= Kuensel|access-date= 22 January 2011}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Denmark has been supporting the education sector in Bhutan since the early 1990s.{{cite web|url= http://www.um.dk/NR/rdonlyres/3CD9F1A4-460A-4085-87EB-A558C2FB5A69/0/201002Sectornote_Education_Final.pdf|title= Cooperation with Education sector|work= Foreign Affairs of Denmark|quote= Danida has been supporting the education sector in Bhutan on a small scale since the early 1990s in terms of short term assistance to e.g. environment education, special needs education and school construction technology. More substantial Danish support to the education sector has been provided as two main interventions...|access-date= 22 January 2011}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Denmark has also supported Bhutan with poverty reduction and freedom of press.{{cite web |url= http://www.netpublikationer.dk/um/9281/html/chapter01.htm|title= Bhutan - Denmark Partnership|work= Foreign Affairs of Denmark|quote= Poverty reduction is the overriding objective of Denmark’s development policy... Bhutan has experienced significant improvement with regard to freedom of press...|access-date=22 January 2011}} 1,1 million DKK will be invested in the health sector, environment sector and urban development in 2012.{{cite web|url= http://www.bhutannewsservice.com/main-news/bhutan-denmark-review-cooperation-brief/|title= Bhutan Denmark review cooperation (BRIEF)|work= Bhutan News Service|access-date= 22 January 2011}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Bhutan and Denmark signed an agreement on good governance in June 2011, which granted Bhutan {{DKK|50 million|link=yes}} to support of this goal.{{cite web|url= http://www.bbs.com.bt/Danish%20government%20to%20give%2050%20million%20Danish%20Kroner.html|title= Danish government to give 50 million Danish Kroner|work= Bhutan Broadcasting Service|access-date= 22 January 2011|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110617012924/http://www.bbs.com.bt/Danish%20government%20to%20give%2050%20million%20Danish%20Kroner.html|archive-date= 17 June 2011}}
Denmark's 2008 - 2013 strategy for Bhutan, was the final development programme between the two countries.{{cite web|url=http://www.missionthimphu.um.dk/en/menu/DevelopmentAid|title=Development Aid|work=Danish liaison office in Thimphu|access-date=22 January 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131191207/http://www.missionthimphu.um.dk/en/menu/DevelopmentAid/|archive-date=31 January 2011}}{{cite web|url= http://www.niaslinc.dk/gateway_to_asia/nordic_webpublications/x506052795.pdf|title= Bhutan - Denmark Partnership 2008 - 2013|work= Foreign Affairs of Denmark|access-date= 22 January 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110719130146/http://www.niaslinc.dk/gateway_to_asia/nordic_webpublications/x506052795.pdf|archive-date= 19 July 2011|url-status= dead}} Bilateral development cooperation officially ended in November 2014.{{Cite web|last=Bestyrelse|date=November 28, 2014|title=Denmark closes in Bhutan - DIPD stays on!|url=https://dipd.eywaapps.net/news/denmark-closes-in-bhutan-dipd-stays-on/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-16|website=DIPD|language=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916164717/https://dipd.eywaapps.net/news/denmark-closes-in-bhutan-dipd-stays-on/ |archive-date=2021-09-16 }}
==See also==
References
{{Portal|Denmark}}
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External links
- {{cite book|title= Bhutan - Denmark Strategy for Development Cooperation 2003-2007|year= 2003|publisher= Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark) & DANIDA|isbn= 87-7964-988-2|pages= 41|url= http://www.um.dk/NR/rdonlyres/71E4DE11-7CA4-48F9-8B99-8A6DAAD3E3B5/0/BhutanDenmark_partnership.pdf|access-date= 7 March 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060520190354/http://www.um.dk/NR/rdonlyres/71E4DE11-7CA4-48F9-8B99-8A6DAAD3E3B5/0/BhutanDenmark_partnership.pdf|archive-date= 20 May 2006|url-status= dead}}
- {{cite web|url= http://www.missionthimphu.um.dk/en/menu/DevelopmentAid/ToGoodGovernanceandPublicAdministrationReforms/ArticlesOnGoodGovernanceInBhutan/GreatDiversityInCooperationOfDenmarkAndBhutan.htm|title= Great diversity in cooperation of Denmark and Bhutan|author= Government of Denmark|publisher= Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)|access-date= 7 March 2011|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110719132904/http://www.missionthimphu.um.dk/en/menu/DevelopmentAid/ToGoodGovernanceandPublicAdministrationReforms/ArticlesOnGoodGovernanceInBhutan/GreatDiversityInCooperationOfDenmarkAndBhutan.htm|archive-date= 19 July 2011}}
- {{cite web|url= http://www.dpt.bt/2010/10/1294/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070410/http://www.dpt.bt/2010/10/1294/|url-status= dead|archive-date= 4 March 2016|title= Thanking Denmark, cooperation must continue|date= 17 October 2010|work= Druk Phuensum Tshogpa|publisher= Druk Phuensum Tshogpa|access-date= 7 March 2011}}
- {{cite web|url= http://www.kuenselonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3085|title= Annual development cooperation consultation with Denmark to begin|work= Kuensel Newspaper|publisher= Kuensel Newspaper|access-date= 7 March 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120305053944/http://www.kuenselonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3085|archive-date= 5 March 2012|url-status= dead}}
- {{cite web|url= http://www.bhutan.dk/en/|title= The Friendship Association of Denmark - Bhutan|work= The Friendship Association of Denmark - Bhutan|publisher= The Friendship Association of Denmark - Bhutan|access-date= 7 March 2011|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110719120811/http://www.bhutan.dk/en/|archive-date= 19 July 2011}}
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