On 26 January 2023, Mrs. Ureerat Chareontoh, Director-General of Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) and Mr. Serkan Kayalar, President of Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Development Cooperation between TICA and TİKA. The signing ceremony of the said MOU was held during the 4th Thai-Turkish Joint Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation (JETC), and was witnessed by H.E. Mr. Don Pramudwinai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, and H.E. Mr. Mustafa Varank, Minister of Industry and Technology of Türkiye.

The MOU on Development Cooperation between TICA and TİKA enhances potentials for bilateral and trilateral development collaboration on sectors that both Agencies have expertise in, such as tourism, agricultural innovation and technology, and public health. Coinciding with TICA and TİKA’s common objectives in promoting the four securities, namely food security, health security, employment security, and energy and environmental security, TICA and TİKA also agreed to build upon the MOU and hold further discussions to jointly implement development activities this year.