The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Bangkok and the Royal Thai Embassy in Seoul are co-organizing the Logo competition to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and the Kingdom of Thailand. The Logo competition will be a unique occasion with direct involvement of ROK nationals and Thai nationals to share their ideas and perspectives on the Republic of Korea and Thailand relations under the theme “65 years of Republic of Korea - Kingdom of Thailand Diplomatic Relations”. It captures the 65 years of friendship and cooperation, and at the same time it will provide an opportunity to lay out a more vibrant and expedite cooperation in all dimensions of the relations in the years to come. The Logo will be used in activities and events to celebrate the 65th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Republic of Korea and the Kingdom of Thailand.

On 6 January 2023, Ambassador Witchu Vejjajiva welcomed members of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives of Thailand led by Mr. Sarawut Phetpanomporn, Chairman of the Standing Committee, on their visit to the Republic of Korea (ROK) to strengthen partnership with related agencies of the ROK. During the meeting, the Ambassador gave an overview of the Thailand–ROK relations, as well as responded to questions and exchanged views with members of the Standing Committee on the work of the Embassy in protecting and providing assistance to Thai nationals of around 190,000 residing in the ROK, issues related to illegal workers, and concerns regarding Thai tourists denied entry to the ROK at the ports of entry. After the meeting, the Ambassador and members of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives of Thailand paid a courtesy call on H.E. Mr. Lee Jeong-sik, Minister of Employment and Labour of the ROK to discuss Thai labour-related issues.

On 4 January 2023, Mr. Lee Yong-bae, President and CEO of Hyundai Rotem paid a visit to H.E. Mr. Witchu Vejjajiva, Ambassador of Thailand to the ROK, to introduce core groups of the company’s products consisting of (1) Main Battle Tanks (MBT) and defense products (2) High speed rail & subway systems, and (3) Hydrogen mobility system (including hydrogen tram and stations). Also in attendance were Colonel Nontapol Attanand, Defence/Army Attaché, and Gp.Capt. Pongchat Phansri, Air Attaché and Assistant Defence Attaché. On this occasion, Ambassador emphasized the Royal Thai Embassy’s priority of creating new partnerships between Thai and ROK businesses, expressed readiness to support opportunities for cooperation between Hyundai Rotem and both the public and private sectors of Thailand, and invited Mr. Lee to consider paying a visit to Thailand to promote further cooperation going forward.

The Royal Thai Embassy in Seoul welcomes the Republic of Korea’s “Strategy for a Free, Peaceful, and Prosperous Indo-Pacific Region” as announced by H.E. Mr. Park Jin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on 28 December 2022. The Embassy appreciates that the Strategy which revolves around three Visions (Freedom, Peace, Prosperity) and three Principles of Cooperation (Inclusiveness, Trust, Reciprocity) is seeking to engage even more closely and deeply with ASEAN and ASEAN member countries while supporting ASEAN Centrality and the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) as a basis for their future collaboration. The Embassy stands ready to further discuss with ROK’s relevant authorities on how to put the Strategy’s Core Lines of Effort into action with a view to enhancing mutual benefits to all parties concerned.

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