H.E. Mr. Medha Promthep, Ambassador of Thailand to Argentina visited Mendoza Province during 7-9 May 2013 to enhance cooperation between Thailand and Mendoza which is an important business city in the West of Argentina. 

     On this occasion, the Ambassador participated in the seminar “Opportunities of Commercial, Scientific and Technical Cooperation between Argentina and Thailand” organized by the National University of Cuyo (UNCUYO) and gave a presentation on Thailand-Argentina cooperation under the South-South relations aiming to inform the interested audience the potential of Thailand on various fields and how both countries can further promote the cooperation.

     Moreover, the Ambassador also had meetings with Mr. Rolando Baldasso, Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Mr. Javier Espina, Minister of Tourism, Ms. Matilde Bordón, Director of Mendoza Invest and representatives of ProMendoza and Ministry of Irrigation to discuss the opportunities to further enhance cooperation in the future such as Argentina’s participation in various trade fairs organized in Thailand and nomination of Argentine candidates to attend different training courses and workshops that Thailand offers under the South-South cooperation.