On 20 September 2018, H.E. Mrs. Busaya Mathelin, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, together with H.E. Mr. Russ Jalichandra, Ambassador of Thailand to the Republic of Mozambique, and H.E. Mr. Jesda Katavetin, Director – General of the Department of South Asian, Middle East and African Affairs, paid a courtesy call on H.E. Ms. Maria Manuela Lucas, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Mozambique. 

          During the courtesy call, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mozambique expressed her satisfaction on the robust and dynamic Thailand - Mozambique bilateral cooperation which has been substantially expanded since the opening of the Royal Thai Embassy in Maputo in June 2006. 

The cooperation include, among others,  rural community development project under the Sufficient Economy Philosophy, investment cooperation, training courses, and expanding people-to-people contact. 

          On this occasion, the Permanent Secretary conveyed the invitation from H.E. Mr. Don Pramudwinai, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand to H.E. Mr. José Condungua Pacheco, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mozambique, to pay an official visit to Thailand in November 2018. The visit will be an opportunity to discuss on various bilateral issues including economic, political, social and cultural cooperation and the upcoming 30th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between Thailand and Mozambique in 2019.

          The Permanent Secretary was visiting Mozambique between 19-21 September 2018 to chair the Meeting of Thai Ambassadors to Sub-Saharan African countries.