01 April 2015 - General Tanasak Patimapragorn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, will undertake his first official visit to the Philippines from April 06 to 07.

General Patimapragorn will meet Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. del Rosario to discuss the progress of bilateral relations between the Philippines and Thailand. The two ministers will also discuss issues of mutual concern in the fields of economy, trade and investments, agriculture, education, defense, technical cooperation, as well as relevant developments in the region.

General Patimapragorn served as the Supreme Commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces. He was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in September 2014. The is his first visit to the Philippines as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister.

Thailand is one of the Philippines’ longstanding friends and closest partners in the region, with engagement and cooperation in various areas spanning 67 years. Formal bilateral relations between the Philippines and Thailand were established with the signing of the Treaty of Friendship on 14 June 1949. END