On 18 – 22 June 2015, Ms. Suchada Thaibunthao, Director-General of Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), along with Mr.Warawut Khantiyanan, Director-General of Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation, headed Thai delegates to attended Thailand – Jordan meeting on Royal Rainmaking Project in Jordan. The participants of the meeting included Mr. Apichart Phetcharatana, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Jordan, officials of the Department of Treaties and Legal Affairs, TICA, and Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation.
On 18 June 2015, Director-General of TICA, the Ambassador, Director -General of Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation and Thai delegates discussed with Mr. Mohamad Al Samawi, Director-General of Jordan Meteorological Department on MOU and process of Royal Rainmaking Project in Jordan. On this occasion, Thai delegates paid a courtesy call on Dr. Lina Shbeeb, Minister of Transport of Jordan, to report progress of the discussion with Meteorological Department.
On 20 June 2015, Thai delegates visited and surveyed King Talal Dam and joined a briefing on the dam’s capacity to prepare for the Royal Rainmaking Project.
On 21 June 2015, Thai delegates discussed with Jordan Agencies: Royal Jordanian Air Force, Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Arab Wings representatives at Jordan Meteorological Department. In this regard, both Thailand and Jordan has agreed upon the draft of the MOU and plan for activities. The signing ceremony will be scheduled hereafter.