On 12 October 2022, H.E. Mr. Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo, Grand Chancellor of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, together with
H.E. Fra’ Alessandro de Franciscis, Grand Hospitaller of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, and H.E. Mr. Michael Douglas Mann, Ambassador of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta to the Kingdom of Thailand, paid a courtesy call on H.E. Mr. Don Pramudwinai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand. The Grand Chancellor was on a visit to Thailand to chair the 11th Asia Pacific Conference in Bangkok from 11 - 13 October 2022.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs expressed his appreciation to the humanitarian assistance carried out in Thailand and elsewhere by the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Both sides also exchanged views on further bilateral and trilateral cooperation, as well as the regional situation and ways to bring peace to the conflict areas.

The Sovereign Military Order of Malta provides humanitarian assistance to the needy in Thailand through Malteser International. Past projects included health projects in Mae Ra Ma Luang and Mae La Oon shelters, in Mae Hong Son province.

The Asia Pacific Conference (APC) of the Order of Malta is an annual conference to plan humanitarian assistance programmes in the region.
In Thailand, the Association of the Order of Malta Thailand was also established to join in the humanitarian efforts.