Baku:The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, and Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sihasak Phuangketkeow, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance the relationship between the GCC General Secretariat and Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

According to Qatar News Agency, the MoU aims to strengthen friendship and cooperation, developing frameworks for dialogue and joint coordination, and elevating GCC-Thai relations to new levels of partnership across various fields of mutual interest.

The GCC Secretary General highlighted that this MoU marks a significant step in fostering GCC and Thailand relations. It reflects a mutual desire for an institutional partnership based on dialogue, mutual understanding, and knowledge exchange, exploring new cooperation opportunities that serve common interests and ambitions of both parties.

The agreement includes consultation and coordination on political and economic matters, fostering cultural cooperation and people-to-people connections, and potentially expanding cooperation areas in the future. It also aims to create a joint action plan to transform these understandings into practical initiatives, advancing bilateral relations.

Albudaiwi stressed the importance of this milestone in strengthening the GCC-Thai partnership and enhancing communication and coordination on various levels, thereby supporting mutual interests and contributing to the stability, prosperity, and sustainable development of both parties.