The United Kingdom’s Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has paid an official visit to the Kingdom of Thailand to discuss bilateral cooperation in various areas.

Sir Simon Gerard McDonald, Permanent Under-Secretary of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, met with Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, both pledging to promote trade and investment between the two nations.

Other areas of cooperation include tourism, transnational crime prevention, and science and technology. Sir Simon also stressed the need for every sector in Thailand to help achieve political reform and restore democracy.

The British representative is scheduled today to meet Deputy Foreign Minister Virasakdi Futrakul to exchange their views on foreign policies. He has also expressed his support for a health and road safety insurance campaign for all British nationals in Thailand.

Sir Simon will later visit the British Embassy and meet with British businessmen as well as high-profile academics.