On 18 August 2026, Mrs. Urasa Mongkolnavin, Director-General of the Department of South Asian, Middle East and African Affairs, met with H.E. Mr. Elchin Ragub oglu Bashirov, Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Thailand. On this occasion, the Ambassador of Azerbaijan handed over an invitation letter from H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, inviting the Prime Minister of Thailand to attend the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), to be held in Baku, the Republic of Azerbaijan, on 15 October 2026.

The Director-General reaffirmed Thailand’s readiness to advance cooperation under the CICA framework and to work closely with Azerbaijan, in its capacity as the Chair of CICA for the 2024 - 2026 term, and other CICA member states to strengthen the CICA framework, promote connectivity and sustainable growth, and enhance cooperation towards promoting peace, security and stability in Asia.

Both sides also highlighted the importance of further strengthening interaction and cooperation, particularly in the areas of economic cooperation, trade, investment and people-to-people contacts, with a view to enhancing ties between Thailand and countries in Central Asia and the South Caucasus. The two regions are of strategic importance in terms of their historical and economic significance, as well as their role in logistics and connectivity between Asia and Europe.