Joint Statement
between the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand
and the Government of Japan on the Elevation of the Relations to aComprehensive Strategic Partnershipissued on 17 November 2022, Bangkok**********
1. At the invitation of His Excellency Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-chaof the Kingdom of Thailand, His Excellency Mr. KISHIDA Fumio, Prime Ministerof Japan, paid a visit to Thailand to attend the 29th APEC Economic Leaders'Meeting on 17-19 November 2022 in Bangkok. The Prime Minister of Thailand
and the Prime Minister of Japan held a bilateral meeting on 17 November 2022 atthe Government House.
2. The two Leaders noted with satisfaction on the developments in ThailandJapan relations, strengthened by exchanges of high-level visits, particularly the official
visit by His Excellency KISHIDA Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan, to Thailand on
1-2 May 2022 and His Excellency General Prayut Chan-o-Cha, Prime Minister andMinister of Defense of Thailand, to attend the 27th International Conference on theFuture of Asia (Nikkei Forum) on 25-27 May 2022 in Tokyo as well as cooperationin sub-regional, regional and multilateral frameworks, including under theMekong-Japan, ACMECS, of which Japan is a Development Partner, ASEANJapan and the United Nations.
3. Since the formulation of the “Strategic Partnership” between Thailand andJapan in 2012, the two countries have deepened and expanded bilateral ties in awide range of areas. Especially this year, which marks the 135th anniversary of theestablishment of diplomatic relations, the leaders of the two countries visited eachother and moved forward bilateral cooperation in various fields such as security,economy and global challenges. The two Leaders also welcomed the signing of the“The Five-Year Joint Action Plan on Japan-Thailand Strategic EconomicPartnership” between His Excellency Mr. Don Pramudwinai, Deputy Prime Ministerand Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, and His Excellency Mr. HAYASHI
Yoshimasa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on 17 November 2022 inBangkok. Based on the shared view of making the Strategic Partnership, inparticular economic partnership, between Thailand and Japan relevant withchanging times and co-creating economic relations as equal partners by charting a
new course for cooperation towards a more resilient and sustainable future, theFive-Year Joint Action Plan will serve as a mid-term guideline to set direction for
the economic relationship during 2022-2026 in three areas of cooperation; namely,(1) human resource development, regulatory reform, innovation, (2) Bio-CircularGreen (BCG) Economy and (3) infrastructure.

-24. In view of the above, and cognizant of the progress of the close andmulti-dimensional relations of the two countries and the continued deepening andexpanding of the “Strategic Partnership”, the two Leaders concurred to elevate the“Strategic Partnership” to a “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” to reflect theshared strong determination to advance cooperation on all fronts amidst present
and emerging challenges of the evolving regional and global landscapes.
5. In this regard, the two Leaders affirmed the commitment to working
closely together to develop a meaningful “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership”
and ensuring the implementation of the “The Five-Year Joint Action Plan on JapanThailand Strategic Economic Partnership” into concrete action for the mutual
benefits, progress and prosperity of the two countries, peoples and beyond.
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