November 19, 2022
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia met yesterday evening (Friday) with the Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Thailand, General Prayuth Chan-ocha at the Thai government's headquarters in the capital, Bangkok.
At the outset of the meeting, HRH Crown Prince wrote a word in the visitor log, then family photos were taken on this occasion.
Then, HRH Crown Prince and the Thai Prime Minister held an official session of talks, during which they discussed aspects of bilateral relations, and ways to develop and enhance them, in addition to exchanging cordial conversations on a number of issues of common interest.
HRH Crown Prince delivered a speech. The following is the text:
“Your Excellency, I would like to thank you for your kind invitation. Since our first meeting with you in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which was your first visit to the Kingdom almost nine months ago, it was agreed to cooperate in many sectors, and many of them were accomplished in a way that exceeds our expectations. This confirms that the opportunities between our two countries are greater, much more than what we aspired to, and this is a very good matter, as we are working today in cooperation in several areas in the field of energy, tourism, investment, infrastructure, agriculture and other fields from which our two countries will benefit. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was the first Arab country to establish a relationship with Thailand in the fifties of last century, and now we look forward to moving to another stage in the relationship between the two countries. Today, we will witness the signing of many agreements, and we will also discuss many opportunities in the future that we will work on next year. I am sure that the return to our peoples and to the economy of Thailand and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be very great. Finally, I thank your Excellency for the hospitality, warm reception and care for the Saudi delegation."
For his part, the Thai Prime Minister welcomed HRH Crown Prince and the delegation accompanying him, expressing his sincere thanks for accepting the visit and participating in the informal dialogue of the leaders of the member states of the Summit of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum.
He also extended his greetings to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, stressing his readiness to work with HRH Crown Prince to support and strengthen bilateral relations between the Kingdom of Thailand and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The meeting and the session of official talks were attended by Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Energy; Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, Minister of State and Cabinet's Member; Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior; Prince Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Minister of the National Guard; Prince Saud bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, and Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
They were also attended by the Minister of State, Cabinet's Member and National Security Advisor Dr. Musaed bin Mohammed Al-Aiban; the Minister of Commerce and Acting Minister of Media, Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi; the Minister of Investment, Eng. Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Faleh; the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, Eng. Ahmed bin Suleiman Al-Rajhi; the Saudi Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand Abdurrahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Suhaibani.
Members of the official Thai delegation also attended the meeting and the talks session.
After that, HRH Crown Prince and the Thai Prime Minister witnessed the exchange of a number of memorandums of understanding between the governments of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Kingdom of Thailand, as follows:
First: A memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Energy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Ministry of Energy in the Kingdom of Thailand in the field of energy. The MoU was exchanged by Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Energy, and Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Supata Pong Ban Misha.
Second: A memorandum of understanding to form the Saudi-Thai Coordination Council, which was exchanged by Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Don Pramudwinai.
Third: A memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the field of tourism between the Ministry of Tourism in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Ministry of Tourism and Sports in the Kingdom of Thailand, which was exchanged by the Minister of Commerce and Acting Minister of Media, Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi, and the Thai Minister of Tourism and Sports, Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn.
Fourth: A memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the field of encouraging direct investment between the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the government of the Kingdom of Thailand, which was exchanged by the Minister of Investment, Eng. Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih, and the Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Don Pramudwinai.
Fifth: A memorandum of understanding between the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority "Nazaha" in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the National Anti-Corruption Authority in the Kingdom of Thailand in the field of preventing and combating corruption, which was exchanged by Nazaha President, Mazen bin Ibrahim Al-Kahmous, and the Thai President of the National Anti-Corruption Authority, Watcharapole Prasar Narajkit.
