Ambassador of Peru met the Director General of Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA)

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6 de December de 2019 - 12:00 a. m.

On December 6, 2019, the Ambassador of Peru in Thailand paid a courtesy visit to the Director-General of Thailand´s International Cooperation Agency (TICA), Miss Pattarat Hongtong, to greet her and discuss the bilateral agenda in the field of international cooperation today.

The Ambassador of Peru passed on the best disposition of the Peruvian Agency for International Cooperation (APCI) and its Executive Director to strengthen the programs between both countries for the period 2020-2022

The Director-General of TICA emphasized the "philosophy of the economy of sufficiency" proposal some years ago by King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), which promotes sustainable and balanced development in the economic, social, and environmental fields.

Among the cooperation projects successfully executed between Peru and Thailand stood out those in the fields of agriculture, sustainable community tourism, MSMEs, health, and fisheries.

The “Peru-Thailand Technical Cooperation Program 2020-2022” will be considered by the respective cooperation agencies of both countries at the 4th Meeting of the APCI-TICA Working Group scheduled to be held next year.

Both officials emphasized the importance of south-south cooperation between middle-income economies to improve levels of competitiveness, diversify markets, successfully insert themselves into the processes of the 4th Industrial Revolution, timely and effectively assist populations that aspire to access to the benefits of economic growth and development, among other major challenges.

The Ambassador of Peru and the Director-General of TICA also noted the importance of the modality of trilateral cooperation that includes developed countries or specialized international organizations.