On June 11, 2024 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa in Nizhny Novgorod.

Wang Yi congratulated Maris Sangiampongsa on his assumption of office, saying that China and Thailand are as close as one family, and are good neighbors and good friends. The two countries, which share a traditional friendship, see their cooperation continuously deepened, and the building of the China-Thailand community with a shared future has maintained a sound momentum. China is full of confidence in the prospect of China-Thailand relations and is willing to strengthen high-level exchanges with Thailand, enhance cooperation in various fields, accelerate the construction of the China-Thailand Railway and other major projects, and realize the vision of interconnected development of China, Laos and Thailand at an early date. The Chinese side appreciates Thailand's consistent support for China's just position on the Taiwan question, and supports the Thai government's efforts to achieve political stability, economic development, and the improvement of people's livelihood, and believes that the two sides will continue to firmly support each other. China is ready to maintain communication and coordination with Thailand on international and regional affairs, and hopes that Thailand will make more positive contributions to the development of China-ASEAN relations. China firmly supports an effective regional cooperation architecture with ASEAN centrality, and stands ready to work with regional countries to steer clear of external disruptions, oppose bloc confrontation and safeguard regional peace and stability.

Maris Sangiampongsa said that Thailand and China enjoy close and friendly relations and Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin attaches great importance to developing relations with China. Maris Sangiampongsa said that as Foreign Minister, he will make every effort to push for greater development of Thailand-China relations. Thailand hopes to learn from China's successful experience in economic development, strengthen practical cooperation in various fields, and better achieve economic and social development. Thailand stands ready to work with China to jointly plan the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Thailand and China next year to highlight the close friendship between the two peoples. Thailand is also ready to join the BRICS mechanism as soon as possible, play a more active role in South-South cooperation, and strengthen coordination and cooperation with China on multilateral platforms.