On 25 August 2025, Ms. Sasirit Tangulrat, Director-General of the Department of South Asian, Middle East and African Affairs, along with Lt. Sorawud Preededilok, Minister attached to Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), and officers of the Ministry had a discussion with Ms. Emolemo Morake, Director of the Department of Asia and the Pacific, Ministry of International Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Botswana, in Gaborone.

Both sides discussed areas of cooperation with mutual benefits, particularly trade, investment, public health, food security, tourism, and diamond-polishing and diamond-cutting upskilling. The Thai side sought support from the Botswana side for Thailand’s initiative to negotiate a free trade area agreement with the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), whose trade volume with Thailand currently accounts for more than 30 percent of Thailand’s total trade with Africa.

In addition, the Director-General also reiterated Thailand’s policy towards Africa, with an emphasis on fostering closer engagement with regional and subregional organizations in Africa, including the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which comprises 16 member states, including Botswana.