On 21 October 2020, Ms. Pattarat Hongtong, Director-General of Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, took part in the signing ceremony of the Letter of Understanding between TICA and Luxembourg Agency for Development (LuxDev) on Human Resource Development Cooperation in Lao PDR. H.E. Jean-Paul Senninger, Ambassador of Luxembourg to Thailand was present at the signing ceremony representing the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

The said Letter of Understanding aims to establish the framework for development cooperation between Luxembourg and Thailand in Lao PDR. The areas of cooperation is drawn from the combined Thailand’s and Luxembourg’s expertise and experience in human resource development cooperation, based on the needs of Lao PDR, and as determined by all partners. The areas of cooperation to be taken include public health, Technical and Vocational Education and Training or TVET, and local/rural development. Delivering the remarks at the ceremony, Ms. Hongtong and Ambassador Senninger reaffirmed the importance of this cooperation, as it marks the beginning of trilateral cooperation between the two countries. Ambassador Senninger also reiterated that the cooperation provides an opportunity to learn from Thailand’s expertise in many fields including the application of the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy (SEP) for sustainable development which suits the current circumstance as we take on the COVID-19 challenges.