On 24 June 2022, H.E. General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, attended the BRICS Plus High-level Dialogue on Global Development via videoconference upon the invitation of the President of the People’s Republic of China as APEC Host 2022. The Dialogue was held between leaders of the BRICS Group and Emerging Markets and Developing Countries (EMDCs) under the theme “Foster a Global Development for the New Era to Jointly Implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.

The Dialogue extensively discussed ways to cope with important global issues such as the energy crisis, food insecurity, climate change, and the acceleration of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals. On this occasion, the Prime Minister outlined Thailand’s vision for fostering a global development partnership and an enabling environment conducive to effective de-escalation of conflicts. To that end, the Prime Minister shared 3 ideas on how forging constructive partnership between BRICS and EMDCs countries can revitalise multilateralism towards greater resilience, balance and equity. These approaches include (1) strengthening supply chain resilience and enhancing connectivity to tackle global energy and food crisis; (2) promoting greater synergy between Bio-Circular-Green Economy Model (BCG Economy Model) and Global Development Initiative (GDI) through closer open and inclusive South-South and Triangular Cooperation towards balance in all dimensions as well as continuing to contribute to sustainable development issues in Thailand’s capacity as the ASEAN Coordinator on Sustainable Development Cooperation; and (3) building a more equitable and inclusive global economic governance.

The Dialogue was held during the 14th BRICS Summit under the theme “Foster High-quality BRICS Partnership, Usher in a New Era for Global Development”. In addition to leaders of the BRICS Group (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), the President of the People’s Republic of China also invited leaders from 13 key emerging markets and developing countries to attend the Dialogue, including Algeria, Argentina, Egypt, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Senegal, Iran, Uzbekistan, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Malaysia and Thailand.