On 1 May 2009, Mr. Mohamed Ashraf Mohamed Kamal El Kholy, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Thailand, paid a courtesy call on Mr. Kasit Piromya, Minister of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador El Kholy presented Foreign Minister Kasit with letters of invitation from the Egyptian side to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and the Foreign Minister to attend the 15th NAM Summit, to be held in Sharm El- Sheikh between 15-16 July 2009.