Philippines, Thailand Hold Mini-Symposium on the 70 Years of Friendship
Dr. Prof. Piemsak of Thammasat University (leftmost), President of the Siam Society, Thai Senator and Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Pikulkeaw Krairiksh (second from left), Philippine Ambassador to Thailand Mary Jo A. Bernardo-Aragon (third from left), and Thai Senator and President of the Thailand-PH Parliamentarians Friendship Group in the Senate General Thawip Netniyom (rightmost) pose for a photo oppotunity during the 70th anniversary celebration of the Philippines’ and Thailand’s diplomatic relations. (Bangkok PE photo)
BANGKOK 15 October 2019 — The Philippine Embassy in Thailand, in collaboration with the Siam Society Under Royal Patronage, conducted an academic cultural event entitled “A Mini-Symposium on the 70 Years of Friendship” on 21 September 2019 at Siam Society building in Asoke.
The event was also held in celebration of the establishment of the two countries’ diplomatic relations.
President of The Siam Society, Thai Senator and Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Pikulkeaw Krairiksh formally opened the mini-symposium.
Ambassador to Thailand Mary Jo A. Bernardo-Aragon recalled the Treaty of Friendship signing in 1949, and Thammasat University Professor, Dr. Piemsak Hongjamrassilp talked about the contacts between the Philippines and Thailand from a historical perspective, focusing mainly on its relations during the 16th to 18th centuries.
Thai Senator and President of the Thailand-Philippines Parliamentarians Friendship Group General Thawip Netniyom, Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Thailand Post officials, diplomatic corps members, the academe, and the Filipino community attended the event. END
Ambassador Bernardo-Aragon delivers a talk at the academic-cultural event entitled “A Mini-Symposium on the 70 Years of Friendship” between the Philippines and Thailand at The Siam Society on 21 September 2019. She gave an overview of the diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Thailand from the signing in 1949 of the Treaty of Friendship up to the present. (Bangkok PE photo)
Dr. Professor Piemsak Hongjamrassilp, Thammasat University specialist in the history of Spain in relation to the Philippines and Thailand, focuses on the contacts between Philippines and Thailand from a historical perspective during the 16th-18th centuries. (Bangkok PE photo)
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