CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) - The seventh round of political consultations between Egypt and Thailand was held in Cairo on Tuesday.

The Egyptian side was headed by Assistant Foreign Minister for Asian, Australian, New Zealand, and Pacific Affairs Ahmed Shaheen, while the Thai delegation was headed by Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs in Thailand Russ Jalichandra.

The two sides discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations at political, economic, cultural, and parliamentary levels, as well as ways to promote trade exchange, increase investment volume, and enhance cooperation between the business communities in Egypt and Thailand in a way that would serve the interests of both countries and contribute to strengthening joint trade and economic relations, particularly in the fields of textiles, electronics, the automotive industry, food industries, and pharmaceuticals.

They also discussed cooperation between the Suez Canal Economic Zone and Thai companies.

The two sides underlined the importance of activating the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in December 2024 to establish a joint trade committee and a joint action plan for economic cooperation.

At the conclusion of the consultations, they agreed to continue coordination over issues of mutual interest to develop relations between Egypt and Thailand to broader horizons at all levels. (MENA)
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