EAM Jaishankar meets Thailand Foreign Minister Bahiddha-Nukara, discusses ways to bolster ties

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday met his Thailand counterpart Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara in New Delhi and co-chaired the 10th India-Thailand Joint Commission meeting.

As part of the meeting, the two discussed ways to take the partnership between the two countries forward.

#WATCH | EAM Dr S Jaishankar and Thailand's Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara hold a meeting in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/tvqSye3JUy

— ANI (@ANI) February 27, 2024

The two sides also signed agreements during the meeting.

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#WATCH | Agreements signed between India and Thailand in the presence of EAM Dr S Jaishankar and Thailand's Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara, in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/GXGvlnu3Fl

— ANI (@ANI) February 27, 2024

Taking to X before the meeting, Jaishankar said, “Welcome to India, Thai Deputy PM & FM @drparnpreeb. The 10th India-Thailand Joint Commission meeting today will take our partnership forward."

Welcome to India, Thai Deputy PM & FM @drparnpreeb.

The 10th India-Thailand Joint Commission meeting today will take our partnership forward.

थाइलैंड उप प्रधानमंत्री और विदेश मंत्री @drparnpreeb का भारत में स्वागत है।

आज 10वीं भारत-थाईलैंड संयुक्त आयोग की बैठक हमारी साझेदारी… pic.twitter.com/n8Z5G5V1B8

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) February 27, 2024

Bahiddha-Nukara arrived in New Delhi on Sunday on a four-day official visit. This is his first official visit to India.

On Monday, Bahiddha-Nukara visited Avaada Group’s solar power plant in Bikaner.

“H.E. Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, visited Avaada-owned world’s largest single-location solar power plant by any renewable energy Independent Power Producer (IPP) in Bikaner, Rajasthan,” Avaada Group said in a statement.

“Nukara was accompanied by Thailand’s Ambassador to India Pattarat Hongtong and Pailin Chuchottaworn, Chairman of the Board at the Global Power Synergy (GPSC), along with other dignitaries from the Thailand energy sector,” the statement added.

He is also scheduled to meet Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar later in the day.

Notably, the 9th India-Thailand Joint Commission Meeting was held in Bangkok on August 17, 2022, according to MEA. From August 16-18, 2022, Jaishankar was on a visit to Bangkok to co-chair the 9th Meeting of the India-Thailand Joint Commission (JCM) with Thailand’s then-Deputy PM Don Pramudwinai.

On February 8, the Thailand delegation, led by Senator Pikulkeaw Krairiksh, called on Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at Parliament House. During the meeting, Birla presented the delegation with mementoes and a copy of the Constitution of India.

The Thailand parliamentary delegation visited the Indian Parliament and stressed that Thailand would like to invest in some projects, hoping that India might be interested. Krairiksh also appreciated the hospitality received in India.

Speaking to ANI, Pikulkeaw Krairiksh said, “We appreciate hospitality here.” She further hoped that both countries could continue with their connectivity between the Indian and Thai parliaments.

“I hope that we can continue with our connectivity here between the Thai and Indian parliaments. We like to invest also; we have projects like the trilateral road in the north and Ranong port that we have been talking about for so long, so I think that India might be interested,” she said.

On 6 February, Thailand’s delegation also met Jaishankar in the national capital. Jaishankar appreciated the ‘warm sentiments’ of Thailand’s delegation towards the ties between two nations and affirmed his commitment to strengthening bonds of culture, connectivity, and trade.

With inputs from agencies