Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand held a virtual meeting with Ambassadors and Consuls-General in the Middle East and North Africa to exchange insights and analyses on regional situations, trends and their implications. The meeting also discussed ways to recalibrate cooperation between Thailand and the region to better align with the regional context in the post COVID-19 era.

On 24 - 25 February 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand conducted a virtual meeting with Ambassadors and Consuls-General in the Middle East and North Africa to exchange insights and analyses on regional situations, trends and their implications as well as to discuss ways and means to support the Royal Thai Government’s policy of economic recovery and development in the post COVID-19 era.

The meeting discussed ways to recalibrate cooperation between Thailand and the region to better align with the regional context after COVID-19 with a view to supporting Thailand’s economic recovery, particularly in the strategic areas of cooperation, such as public health, food security, energy, labour, trade and investment and tourism.
The meeting also underscored the importance of synergy among Royal Thai Embassies, Royal Thai Consulates-General, and Team Thailand in the region.

His Excellency Mr. Don Pramudwinai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, also joined the discussion on 25 February 2021 and instructed the Ambassadors and Consuls-General to focus on promoting relations with this region in the sectors that will support Thailand’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery especially through the application of Bio- Circular- Green (BCG) Economy model, which will help increase the value of Thai products and services, and the expansion of trade and investment.