Thai Permanent Secretary-designate to Bangladesh

haka: The visiting Permanent Secretary-designate of Thailand, H.E. Mr. Sarun Charoensuwan paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. A K Abdul Momen, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today.
During the call on, both the dignitaries exchanged warm greetings on the milestone occasion of the 50 Years of Diplomatic Ties between Bangladesh and Thailand, which is being celebrated on both sides with fervor and enthusiasm. According to MoFa Press Release.
In his remarks, Dr. Momen shared that Bangladesh is firmly committed to maintaining cordial and friendly relations with all the neighboring countries in the spirit of its cardinal foreign policy objective of ‘friendship to all, malice towards none.’ He stressed the importance of forging a stronger and more effective regional collaboration by facilitating greater connectivity in the region. In this connection, he conveyed Bangladesh’s keenness for joining the proposed India- Myanmar-Thailand highway for further accelerating the regional trade, investment and people-to-people contacts.
The Foreign Minister called for mutually beneficial initiatives and cooperation in order to harness the complementarities existing between the two economies. He requested more Thai support and expertise for improving the tourism sector of Bangladesh. He also encouraged more Thai investment in the infrastructure development initiatives of Bangladesh, agro-processing sector, health and pharmaceutical sector, etc. to further deepen the bilateral economic relations.
Foreign Minister sought a more pro-active role of Thailand in particular, and of the ASEAN in general, for ensuring an expeditious and sustainable repatriation of the displaced Rohingya people sheltered in Bangladesh on humanitarian grounds, to their homeland in Myanmar.
Earlier, during his courtesy call on Ambassador Masud Bin Momen, Foreign Secretary (Senior Secretary), the visiting Thai Permanent Secretary-designate H.E. Mr. Sarun Charoensuwan highly praised the interfaith harmony in Bangladesh that he observed during his offering of the Royal Kathina Robe at a temple in Binajuri in Chattogram yesterday.
Later on, Foreign Secretary and the visiting Thai permanent Secretary-designate jointly unveiled a commemorative stamp designed by Bangladesh Post and launched an e-Book sponsored by the Royal Thai Embassy in Dhaka on the occasion of the 50 Years of Diplomatic Ties between Bangladesh and Thailand at a simple ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today.
The Government of Thailand selected Bangladesh this year for offering the Royal Kathina Robe bestowed by His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua of Thailand. The Permanent Secretary-designate of Thailand offered the Royal Kathina Robe at the Smashan Viahara at Binajuri in Chattogram on 29 October 2022. (UNI)