Amanda Milling’s visit to Thailand follows British Foreign Secretary Bin’s visit to Thailand two months ago. reflects the importance it has for relations and trade amid the global economic recovery after the Covid-19 era
MrsAmanda Milling Deputy Foreign Minister (Asia) United Kingdom Official visit to Thailand as a guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Between January 11th and 14th, 2022
Mrs Milling met with Mr.Wichawat Isarabhakdi Deputy Foreign Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow, Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister, and General Prachya Chalermwat, Secretary General of the Office of the National Cybersecurity Commission.
During the bilateral call between Mr. Wichawat and Ms. Milling, both sides stressedHolistic strategic partnership and discuss ways to improve and expand cooperation between primarily investment and trade through the joint-meeting mechanism of the Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) The first time to be held in Thailand this year.
There is also cooperation in defense andstability especiallyDigital technology Anti-Terrorism and Cyber Security.Cooperation in the field of public healthby accelerating the development of a memorandum of understanding on genomics collaboration between
As for the important issues that both sides discussed being inclusiveAPEC hostof Thailand in 2022. The creative role of the UK inIndo-Pacific Region Sub-regional cooperation frameworks such as ACMECS and ASEAN, which the UK stands ready to supportSustainable development and improving skills in various areas for the region
The two sides also exchanged views on the situation in Myanmar. in particular supporting the role of ASEAN in the implementation of the five consensus (Five-point consensus: 5PC) and humanitarian aid to Myanmar.
Both sides agreed on the initiative Rebuild a better world (B3W) Initiative of the G7 countries aimed at promoting investments for sustainable and transparent infrastructure development in developing countries, accBCG concept of Thailand promoting sustained growth to lead to sustained recovery in both regions.
On this occasion, the British side expressed its willingness to hold the 4th Thailand-UK Strategic Dialogue this year in Britain. at the level of Deputy Secretary of State Promote cooperation among themselves in order to achieve a tangible result.
