On 28-29 August 2013, Mr. Surapong Tovichakchaikul, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, will attend and co-chair the Special ASEAN-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Beijing, upon the invitation of Mr. Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China.

The Special Meeting is part of this year’s commemorative activities to celebrate the 10th  Anniversary of ASEAN-China Strategic Partnership. ASEAN and Chinese Foreign Ministers will discuss future direction of ASEAN-China relations, including ways and means to advance ASEAN-China Strategic Partnership to a higher plane. Foreign Ministers will discuss key recommendations which were the result of the High-Level Forum on 10th Anniversary of ASEAN-China Strategic Partnership, held in Bangkok on 2 August 2013. The Special Meeting will be good opportunity for ASEAN and China Foreign Ministers to discuss on various issues of common interests, which will pave the way to the successful 16th  ASEAN-China Summit, to be held in Brunei Darussalam in October 2013.

On this occasion, Foreign Minister Surapong and ASEAN Foreign Ministers are scheduled to pay courtesy calls on Mr. Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of China and Mr. Yang Jiechi, State Councilor of China.