THIMPHU, Bhutan -- In the Kingdom of Bhutan, non-Buddhists have the right to proclaim their faith but must not use coercion or claim religious superiority to seek conversions, the country’s prime minister told Compass Direct in an exclusive interview.

Prime Minister Jigmi Yoser Thinley (pictured), who as head of the ruling party is the most influential political chief in the country, said propagation of one’s faith is allowed, but he made it clear that he views attempts to convert others with extreme suspicion.

“I view conversions very negatively, because conversion is the worst form of intolerance,” Thinley said in his office in the capital of the predominantly Buddhist nation.

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