Prime Minister is ready to attend the 2nd Special ASEAN-US Summit, confident and ready to support the United States Have a creative role in the region
8 May 2022 – Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, spokesman for the Prime Minister’s Office disclose the case General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister and Minister of Defense is scheduled to attend the Special ASEAN-US Summit, which will be held from May 12-13, 2022 in Washington, USA. US overture Its purpose is to celebrate the 45th anniversary of ASEAN-US relations. Officially started in 1977 and has been upgraded to a partnership. strategically in 2015, with both sides pursuing comprehensive cooperation on all three pillars of the ASEAN Community.
both in terms of politics, security, economy, and society and culture to support integration and development in the region to advance
Thanakorn said the United States was the second most important economic trading partner and the No. 1 source of funds in ASEAN. for ASEAN member countries totaling more than 200 million US dollars including donating vaccines to countries in The region has more than 91 million doses, with the confidence that the trip to join the Prime Minister’s meeting this time. will bring about cooperation between ASEAN-US To drive regional renewal and sustainable growth In the post-Covid-19 era
