On 10 April 2023, His Excellency Mr. Worawoot Pongprapapant, Director-General of the Department of South Asian, Middle East, and African Affairs, chaired the meeting, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in preparation for a visit of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, expected to take place in June 2023. The meeting was attended by representatives from public and private agencies on trade and investment.

The meeting shared progress made on trade and investment which resulted from exchanges of the visits and business activities between Thailand and Saudi Arabia throughout the year 2022.  The meeting also discussed areas of trade and investment cooperation between Thailand and Saudi Arabia as well as ways to promote trade and investment opportunities between Thailand and Kuwait which is one of the important partners of Thailand in the Middle East, particularly as 2023 marks the 60^th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Thailand and Kuwait. The planned visit aims to boost trade and investment opportunities for Thai, Saudi, and Kuwaiti entrepreneurs at the bilateral and regional levels.