The Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand (JFCCT) held a Courtesy Call meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Thailand on 16 June 2025, linking the Foreign Chambers’ leadership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, and with MFA’s Senior Departmental leadership. His Excellency Ambassador Chutintorn Gongsakdi, Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, outlined Thailand’s foreign policy agendas, ongoing initiatives, and key challenges in today’s dynamic regional landscape of both diplomacy and economics.
His Excellency emphasized Thailand’s approach and rooted belief to regional stability, economic resilience, and constructive diplomatic collaboration.
The discussion also addressed ASEAN integration, navigating unplanned developments while sustaining Thailand’s growth trajectory, including macroeconomic revisions and tariffs, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) accession plans, and Sustainable Development Targets of 2030.
H.E. Ambassador Chutintorn reiterated Thailand’s readiness to address challenges collaboratively, affirming the importance of the foreign business community for economic development, driving innovation through knowledge, investments, implementing sustainable practices, co-sharing insights, steering local economies toward competitiveness, and economic growth.
JFCCT Chair Vibeke Lyssand Leirvag outlined JFCCT’s vision, ongoing priorities and hands-on agendas, the significance and weight of next year’s 50th anniversary of JFCCT from a professional and organizational point of view, the input of the joint foreign business community within the Thai business community, the requisite and importance of seeing ourselves as first and foremost Thai companies led by foreign business owners and investors, stressing the need for continued support, and reforms in regulatory sectors.
The JFCCT Chair also referred to ICT, Visa reforms, and collaboration in Tourism, MICE, and Sustainable Development Goals.
In their turn the JFCCT Committee Chairs presented key insights, followed by a Q&A session with member Chambers, and clarifications provided by MFA department heads on ongoing reforms, regulatory revisions, and digitization efforts in order to streamline administrative processes.
The sincere and productive courtesy call concluded with cordial exchange of commemorative souvenirs and a group photo.
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Armenian – Thai Chamber of Commerce
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