On 27 February 2024, H.E. Ms. Ilse Lilian Ferrer Silva, Ambassador of the United Mexican States to the Kingdom of Thailand, paid a courtesy call on H.E. Mr. Chettaphan Maksamphan, Director-General of the Department of American and South Pacific Affairs, upon the Ambassador’s assumption of duty.

Both sides welcomed the positive developments of Thai-Mexican relations in 2023, including the hosting of the 5th Meeting of Thailand-Mexico Political Consultations by the Mexican side. The Ambassador of Mexico also took the opportunity to express gratitude to the Thai side for the assistance extended to the victims of the Hurricane Otis in Mexico last October.

The meeting also discussed on the further strengthening of Thailand-Mexico ties, which 50th anniversary will be commemorated in 2025. Activities to celebrate such occasion encompass the promotion of Thai-Mexican economic partnership, trade and investment, tourism, high-level meetings and exchanges of visits, technical cooperation, people-to-people contacts, multilateral cooperation as well as cooperation in food, sustainability and agriculture, among others.