The Government of the Kingdom of Thailand welcomes the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) of the European Union’s Conclusions on 14 October 2019, to broaden its engagement with Thailand and prepare for the signing of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement as well as to resume the negotiations of the Free Trade Agreement between Thailand and the European Union.

 

The Royal Thai Government will continue to foster the Thailand-EU relations on the basis of mutual respect, mutual trust, and mutual benefits. On 16 October 2019, there will be the Thai-EU Senior Officials’ Meeting in Brussels where both sides will discuss the way forward on future cooperation including the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement and the resumption the Free Trade Agreement negotiations at an early opportunity. Both sides will also discuss on how to foster closer cooperation on issues of mutual interests both at the bilateral and regional levels.