Attending the meeting were leaders of the two Associations; Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to Thailand Pham Viet Hung; Mr. Ta Quang Ngoc, former Minister of Fisheries of Vietnam, former President of the Vietnam-Thailand Friendship Association, Consul-Second Person of the Thai Embassy in Vietnam Saranya Paleewongse; representatives of the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and a number of Vietnamese and Thai enterprises.
President of the Thailand-Vietnam Friendship Association, Sanan Angubolkul, expressed his pleasure to welcome and work with the delegation of the Vietnam-Thailand Friendship Association led by Senior Lieutenant General, Associate Professor, Doctor Nguyen Van Thanh, former member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council of the Communist Party of Vietnam, and President of the Association, to attend the 13th general meeting.
Mr. Sanan Angubolkul shared the great losses and difficulties that Typhoon Yagi caused to many localities in Vietnam; affirmed that through people-to-people diplomacy activities, he would contribute to consolidating and soon elevating the bilateral relationship between Vietnam and Thailand, and strive to build the relationship between the two Associations into a typical model of people-to-people diplomacy.
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President of the Vietnam-Thailand Friendship Association Sanan Angubolkul and the delegation of the Thailand-Vietnam Friendship Association. (Photo: Contributor) |
Senior Lieutenant General, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Van Thanh expressed his delight at the positive developments in the relationship between the two countries in many fields of trade, tourism, culture, etc., especially the opening of the first Vietnam Street in Thailand and the establishment of two Vietnam Studies Centers at Udon Thani Royal University and the College of Asian Scholars in Khon Kaen province.
The President of the Vietnam-Thailand Friendship Association thanked the leaders and people of Thailand for sharing the great loss of the late General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and for their concern and sympathy for Vietnam's difficulties caused by Typhoon Yagi. On this occasion, Senior Lieutenant General, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Van Thanh also sent his condolences and shared the difficulties that Thai people in the Northeast region of Thailand encountered during the recent floods.
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| Senior Lieutenant General, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Van Thanh, Chairman of the Vietnam-Thailand Friendship Association, spoke at the meeting. (Photo: Contributor) |
The representative of the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed that he always attaches importance to developing cooperative relations with Vietnam; expressed his desire to soon upgrade the diplomatic relations between the two countries to a new level; highly appreciated the activities of the two Associations, affirming that the people-to-people diplomacy activities organized by the two Associations in the past have made important contributions to the enhanced strategic partnership between Vietnam and Thailand. In the coming time, Thailand will promote relations with Vietnam in a number of areas such as politics, the "three connections" strategy, and the agendas in the Mekong sub-region more sustainably.
Ambassador Pham Viet Hung thanked the President of the Thailand-Vietnam Friendship Association, the President of the Vietnam-Thailand Friendship Association and the leaders of the two Associations, with their vision, enthusiasm and profound social influence, for leading the two Associations to implement many practical and effective people-to-people diplomacy activities for the prosperous development of the two countries. The Ambassador affirmed that the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand will always accompany the activities of the two Associations in the coming time, especially towards the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Thailand.
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Entire session (Photo: Contributor) |
Over the past year, the two Associations have closely coordinated to organize many activities that have contributed significantly to strengthening the friendly and cooperative relationship between the two countries, exchanging delegations to visit each other such as attending the Vietnam-Thailand Business Forum in Bangkok, the 12th joint meeting between the two Associations in Da Nang city..., cooperating in human resource training, promoting economic, cultural, sports, public health cooperation, and local twinning.
The two associations agreed to strengthen a number of cooperation activities in the coming time, such as donating ultrasound machines to the Nam Dan District Medical Center (Nghe An); cooperating in human resource training through projects such as English training exchange, promoting the effectiveness of Vietnamese study centers. The Thailand-Vietnam Friendship Association will coordinate and support Vietnamese students to study and intern at the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC).
The two sides also agreed to participate in the celebration of the 135th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh organized by the Thai-Vietnamese Association of Nakhon Phanom province; introduce OCOP and OTOP products in Udon Thani province; establish local twinning relations; and hold the 14th meeting of the two Associations in Vietnam in 2025.
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| Seminar on the “triple connection” strategy between Vietnam and Thailand. (Photo: Contributor) |
During the visit, the delegation of the Vietnam-Thailand Friendship Association attended the Seminar on the “three connections” strategy between Vietnam and Thailand. Emphasizing the importance of implementing the initiative, the Thai side affirmed that it will prioritize resources and promote the many existing advantages between the two countries, especially the special relationship between the two peoples, to connect the Vietnam-Thailand sustainable development strategy, for the prosperous development of the two countries and the region.
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