Weekly press briefing by MFA spokesperson
on Thursday, 28 April 2022 at 13:00 hours
via MFA Facebook Live

1. Official Visit by PM of Japan to Thailand on 1- 2 May 2022

• H.E. Mr. KISHIDA Fumio, PM of Japan, is scheduled to pay an official visit to Thailand as Guest of the Thai Government. PM of Japan will have a bilateral meeting with PM at the Government House on 2 May 2022. The two leaders will witness the signing ceremony of agreements between the agencies concerned of both sides and have a joint press conference. PM of Japan will then attend a dinner hosted by PM.
• This visit takes place on the occasion of the 135^th anniversary of the diplomatic relations and the 10^th anniversary of the Strategic Partnership between Thailand and Japan. It also coincides with Thailand’s coordinator for the ASEAN-Japan relations between 2021 - 2024, during which ASEAN and Japan will mark its 50^th commemorative year of Friendship and Cooperation in 2023, and Thailand’s hosting of APEC 2022. 
  Both sides will discuss issues related to the bilateral relations and steer forward cooperation in all dimensions at the bilateral, sub-regional and regional levels, as well as to exchange view on regional and international situations.  
  
  

2. New entry measures for travelers entering Thailand by air from 1 May 2022

• From 1 May 2022, all travelers entering Thailand by air with the new entry measures can register on Thailand Pass from 29 Apr. 2022
  (00.01 hrs. Thailand Time), and attach required documents including (1) passport, (2) certificate of vaccination and (3) proof of insurance with at least 10,000 USD coverage for medical treatments in Thailand (for non-Thai nationals only).
  • 1. Fully Vaccinated Persons
    • COVID-19 test, both prior and after arriving in Thailand, is NO longer required and will be exempt from quarantine.
  • 2. Unvaccinated Persons
    Option 1 - Exemption from quarantine travelers need to show a negative RT-PCR test result issued within 72 hours before traveling.
    Any COVID-19 test after arriving in Thailand is not required.
    Option 2 - Quarantine for travelers who cannot undergo RT-PCR test result within 72 hours before traveling or wish to be quarantined, can undergo an RT-PCR test on Day 4 - 5 in Thailand during the mandatory 5-day quarantine at AQ.

• Travelers whose Thailand Pass have already been issued, can travel with the issued QR Code and do not need to register for new Thailand Pass. They can enter and follow the new entry measures if their arrival date are from 1 May onwards.

3. The 3rd APEC Media Focus Group at the EECi (22 Apr. 2022)

• Dept. of Info and Dept. of International Economic Affairs, MFA, organized the 3^rd APEC Media Focus Group (AMF) at the Eastern Economic Corridor of Innovation (EECi), Wangchan district, Rayong province for both Thai and foreign media representatives. The AMF aims to share Thailand’s vision and potential as APEC host this year, and to introduce and apply the BCG economy model as an approach to post-COVID economic recovery.
• At the seminar on “Advancing Sustainability Initiatives in the EEC: Achieving a BCG and Net-Zero Carbon Reality”, DG of Dept. of
  International Economic Affairs linked Thailand’s objectives and key deliverables for APEC 2022 “Open. Connect. Balance.” with existing EEC initiatives. The BCG Economy is the overarching thinking behind this year’s theme, and the EEC exemplifies an ecosystem that supports the BCG economy model with the Blueprint for smart and green cities.
• Kanit Sangsubhan, Sec-Gen of the Office of the EEC, shared details on the application of BCG economy model in the EEC, advancing a set target to achieve net zero carbon emissions, 30 per cent energy usage from renewable energy, investments in solar energy, and the efforts to create an “EEC Smart Livable City”, linking Bangkok to EEC areas via high-speed train, are achieving one of the Top 10 Smart Cities in the world by 2037.
• The 3rd AMF participants also visited areas in the EECi to access firsthand information, follow-up on pertinent developments as well as projects and initiatives such as the development of a Biorefinery, and smart greenhouses housing experiments on medicinal plants in a controlled environment to be implemented at Smart Farming Demo Sites.

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          Press Division
Department of Information