Anutin summarizes Australia-New Zealand visit results

MGR Online•Politics•4d ago

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Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Anutin Charnvirakul summarized the outcomes of official visits to Australia and New Zealand focused on strategic partnerships.

•Anutin Charnvirakul visited Australia and New Zealand to enhance economic, trade, investment, cultural, and technological cooperation.
•Anutin Charnvirakul met with over 100 Thai community representatives at the Park Hyatt Auckland hotel on August 22, 2026.
•Thai Airways is preparing to reopen direct flights between Bangkok and Auckland.

Overview

•On August 22, 2026, Anutin Charnvirakul met with over 100 Thai community representatives at the Park Hyatt Auckland hotel in Auckland.
•Anutin Charnvirakul and the two visited countries signed agreements to elevate relations to strategic partnerships and utilize existing FTAs.
•Anutin Charnvirakul stated that the Thai government is delaying negotiations regarding maritime overlapping areas with Cambodia to reduce the risk of conflict.
•Anutin Charnvirakul affirmed that Thailand does not support the use of weapons or the use of border areas to create impacts on the country regarding the Myanmar situation.
•Anutin Charnvirakul noted that investment promotion requests through the BOI increased by nearly 100% and exports expanded by approximately 20%.
•Anutin Charnvirakul announced that Thai Airways is preparing to reopen a direct flight route between Bangkok and Auckland.
•Anutin Charnvirakul mentioned that the coalition government is working with stability despite different political bases.

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Key Entities

Person

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

Prime Minister and Minister of Interior who visited Australia and New Zealand.

Place

Australia(ออสเตรเลีย)ℹ️

A country visited by Anutin Charnvirakul to elevate strategic partnerships.

New Zealand(นิวซีแลนด์)ℹ️

A country visited by Anutin Charnvirakul to elevate strategic partnerships.

Auckland(โอ๊คแลนด์)ℹ️

The city in New Zealand where Anutin Charnvirakul met the Thai community.

Park Hyatt Auckland Hotel(โรงแรม Park Hyatt Auckland)

The venue where Anutin Charnvirakul met with Thai community representatives.

Cambodia(กัมพูชา)ℹ️

A country with which Thailand has maritime overlapping area issues.

Myanmar(เมียนมา)ℹ️

A country whose internal situation Thailand is monitoring regarding border impacts.

Organization

Thai Airways(การบินไทย)ℹ️

The airline preparing to restore direct flights between Bangkok and Auckland.

ASEAN(อาเซียน)ℹ️

The regional organization Thailand is working with to handle drugs and call center gangs.

BOI(บีโอไอ)

The organization through which investment promotion requests increased by nearly 100%.