On 19 April 2022, Mrs. Ureerat Charoento, Director-General of Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) welocmed Mr. Jean-Pierre Marcell, Executive Director of Operations, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), along with Mr. Yazid Bensaïd, AFD Thailand Country Director and Ms. Suwida Kingmuangkow, Senior Investment Officer. Both sides discussed way forward to promote development and technical cooperation between TICA and the AFD at both bilateral and trilateral levels, as well as to promote AFD’s profile and role in the development cooperation in Thailand and the region.