On 12 October 2026, Mr. Chulvat Narinthrangura, Director-General of the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), welcomed H.E. Dr. Gebreil Ibrahim Mohamed Fediel, Minister of Finance of the Republic of the Sudan, for discussions on strengthening development cooperation between the two countries. Also in attendance were H.E. Mr. Hassan Abdelsalam Omer, Ambassador of the Republic of the Sudan to Thailand (residing in Kuala Lumpur); Dr. Apisit Techanithisawat, Honorary Consul of the Republic of the Sudan to Thailand; Lieutenant Sorawut Preededilok, Minister at the Royal Thai Embassy in Helsinki (currently on assignment at the Thailand International Cooperation Agency); Ms. Chidchanok Malayawong, Director of Development Promotion and Coordination Division; Mrs. Teerata Rojrangsee, Director of the Africa Division; and other relevant officials. The meeting took place in the meeting room of the Department of South Asian, Middle Eastern and African Affairs.

Minister of Finance expressed a desire to expand bilateral cooperation with Thailand, a country that has achieved a significantly higher level of development over the past decade. Director-General of TICA underscored the importance of the African region, highlighting "Thailand-Africa Initiative" (TAI) and TICA’s establishment of the "Thailand-Africa Development Forum" (TADF) framework. Furthermore, TICA expressed its readiness to foster cooperation with Sudan, following the planned signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on development and technical cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Sudan and TICA, a document for which a draft is currently under review.

Both sides discussed areas where cooperation could be initiated, which the Sudanese side considered priority areas of health, education, alternative energy, such as solar power; human resource development and vocational training; agriculture; fisheries/aquaculture for export and food security; and digital transformation/artificial intelligence within the financial and banking sectors. The Thai side reaffirmed its commitment to human resource development through Thailand’s Annual International Training Course (AITC) and Thailand International Postgraduate Programme (TIPP). Both sides also agreed to explore a study visit to Thailand for Sudanese officials to exchange experience and identify practical areas for future cooperation.