On 26 October 2026, Lt. Sorawud Preededilok, Minister attached to the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), representing the Director-General of TICA, welcomed and held a discussion with H.E. Mr. Moussa Saleh Batraki, Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) at TICA, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand.  Also in attendance were Ms. Chidchanok Malayawong, Director of Development Promotion and Coordination Division; Mrs. Teerata Rojrangsee, Director of the Africa Division; the Department of South Asian, Middle Eastern and African Affairs, and other relevant officials from both sides.

Both sides exchanged views on opportunities to strengthen development cooperation between Thailand and the 79 OACPS Member States across Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. Discussions focused on human resource development, food security, agriculture, public health, energy, and private sector engagement in support of sustainable development, particularly through South–South and triangular cooperation.

The OACPS Secretary-General expressed interest in Thailand's international training and scholarship programmes and proposed leveraging the OACPS network to disseminate information on these opportunities among its Member States. Both sides also explored potential avenues for connecting Thai private sector expertise with the development priorities of OACPS Member States, paving the way for future cooperation.