On 27 March 2024, Mr. Bancha Yuenyongchongcharoen, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Royal Thai Embassy in Seoul, welcomed H.E. Sutin Klungsang, Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Thailand, and General Sanitchanog Sangkachantra, Permanent Secretary for Defence, and delegation on the occasion of their official visit to the Republic of Korea. On this occasion, the Minister of Defence laid a wreath at the War Memorial of Korea to honour the Thai servicemen who paid the ultimate sacrifice during the Korean War and paid an official call on H.E. Shin Won-sik, Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Korea, to discuss avenues to expand and deepen defence and security cooperation between both countries, as well as in elevating the synergies between their respective defence industries. During the trip, the Minister of Defence also met with Korean private sector companies to discuss cooperation to increase the capabilities of the Royal Thai Armed Forces and in strengthening the Thai defence industry.