On 9 October 2024, H.E. Mrs. Eksiri Pintaruchi, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs, had a bilateral meeting with H.E. Mr. Chung Byung-won, Deputy Minister for Political Affairs and Senior Official of the ROK, in Vientiane. Both sides discussed preparation of the establishment of an ASEAN-ROK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) at the 25th ASEAN-ROK Summit to Commemorate the 35th Anniversary of Dialogue Relations. The ROK commended the role of Thailand as the Country Coordinator. Both sides also discussed issues of bilateral cooperation.