Director-General of the Department of European Affairs chaired the inter-agency preparatory meeting for the 2nd Thai-Italian Political Consultations, scheduled to be held in May 2021, focusing on promotion of economic, cultural, education, science and technology and BCG economic model cooperation.

On 21 April 2021, Mrs. Chulamanee Chartsuwan, Director-General of the Department of European Affairs, chaired the inter-agency preparatory meeting for the 2nd Thai-Italian Political Consultations via video conference. The meeting provided an opportunity for relevant Thai agencies to discuss ways forward to enhance and strengthen bilateral relations and concrete cooperation between Thailand and Italy in various areas such as economic, cultural, education, science and technology. In addition, the meeting also discussed ways to promote Thailand’s economic policy, in particular the Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) economy model, with Italy.

The Thai-Italian Political Consultations is a platform to promote and review bilateral relations and cooperation at the Director-General level. The 1st Thai-Italian Political Consultations was hosted by the Italian side in Rome on 10 November 2017. The Thai side plans to host the 2nd Thai-Italian Political Consultations on 13 May 2021 via video conference. The meeting will be co-chaired by the Director-General of the Department of European Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand and the Deputy Director-General for Global Affairs and Managing Director for Asia and Oceania from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Italy.