‘Prime Minister Paethongtarn’ makes Thailand more popular and prominent on the ASEAN stage

Summary of 10 missions on the 2nd day of the ASEAN Summit, "Prime Minister Paethongtarn" makes Thailand attractive to many negotiating countries, ready to expand trade, investment, food security, new industries, solve cross-border problems, confident that Thailand will rise to be the number one tiger on the ASEAN stage. Mr. Jirayu Huangsap, spokesman of the Prime Minister's Office, revealed that in the 44th-45th ASEAN Summit in 2 days (9-10 October 2024), Prime Minister Ms. Paethongtarn Shinawatra has performed her duties on behalf of the Thai people so excellently that the media around the world has been keeping a close eye on the new female leader of Thailand, whether it is her image, personality, and friendliness, including her vision, which has caused leaders of many countries to praise her many times. Not only the image of the leader of Thailand is good in the eyes of many foreign leaders and the media, but the essence of presenting various issues in the meeting, both small and large, that Thailand wi ll be able to achieve results leading to prosperity in all dimensions of the country that Prime Minister Ms. Paethongtarn attended, whether it was the meeting of the 10 ASEAN countries or bilateral meetings or even meetings with superpowers in various fields such as the United States, China, Japan, South Korea, Canada, made the spotlight shine on Thailand even more. There are 10 important opportunities in the ASEAN meeting with dialogue partners and discussions with presidents, prime ministers, and ministers from many countries, which are important opportunities that will allow Thailand to have the opportunity to rise up as the number 1 tiger of ASEAN again, such as: 1. The 27th ASEAN-China Summit, which aims to integrate the economy, foster people-to-people relations and security cooperation, emphasizes that ASEAN-China relations are the foundation of peace and prosperity in this region. 2. The 25th ASEAN-South Korea Meeting, in which the Prime Minister of Thailand proposed the vision 'ABC' Advanced Techn ology - Balanced development - ??Creative economy in developing a comprehensive strategic partnership (CSP) with South Korea. 3. The 27th ASEAN-Japan Meeting, in which Thailand proposed promoting a comprehensive strategic partnership in 3 directions: digital, green energy and innovation. As for the important meeting of 10 ASEAN countries and 3 other countries or ASEAN+3 (ASEAN Plus Three: APT) for the 27th time, Thailand emphasized 3 issues in promoting the East Asian region to be able to adapt to the current situation, such as combating transnational crime, food security and water resource management, and financial stability. 5. Prime Minister Paethongtarn met for bilateral discussions with Mr. Yoon Suk Yeol, President of the Republic of Korea, where Mr. Yoon praised Thailand for being able to establish the Thailand Creative Culture Agency (THACCA) which can highlight the potential of the Thai content industry and soft power to drive the economy and is ready to cooperate with Thailand in various issues. 6. Bilateral discussions with Mr. Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum: WEF, in which the founder invited Prime Minister Paethongtarn to attend the WEF meeting in Davos, Switzerland next year to promote and showcase Thailand's potential in various areas such as infrastructure, food, etc. In the meeting room 7 on October 10, which was the second day of the meeting, the Prime Minister met with Mr. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, who praised Thailand for having the first marriage equality law in ASEAN and for being ready to cooperate in education and vocational education. In the meeting room 8, there was a discussion with Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia, who will support the project "6 countries, 1 destination" to stimulate tourism in the region to be lively, promoting the economy of the southern border provinces, because Malaysian tourists are the number 1 tourists visiting Thailand at the moment. The 9th meeting was a discussion with Mr. Antony J. Blinken, Secreta ry of State of the United States, who praised Thailand's proactive role as a bridge builder between ASEAN and America to promote peace, stability and prosperity at the regional and global levels, and Thailand confirmed its mutual support in all dimensions of both countries. The 10th meeting at 19:00 yesterday was a discussion with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, who declared 2025 as the 'Golden Year of Friendship' to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations. Both sides will accelerate the holding of the 7th Thailand-China Economic JC in the near future to expand trade and investment opportunities between the two countries. Mr. Jirayu also said that the meeting of Prime Minister Paethongtarn Shinawatra as a representative of the country from 8.00 am to 7.00 pm, the leaders of the countries who met with the Prime Minister of Thailand expressed their impression and confidence that Thailand will return to playing a leading role on the regional and world stage, including Thailand's potential to help drive trade-inve stment, tourism, as well as promoting peace and tranquility. They are confident that Prime Minister Paethongtarn will make Thailand stand out on the world stage again and be followed by the world community again," said Mr. Jirayu. Source: Thai News Agency