Royal Thai Embassy Wellington New Zealand 2015

New Zealand–Thailand relations refers to bilateral relations between

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

and

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

. New Zealand operates an embassy in the All Seasons Place in Bangkok, whilst Thailand operates an embassy in Wellington. The current Thai ambassador to New Zealand is Waravuth Pouapinya, and the ambassador to Thailand from New Zealand is Jonathan Kings. Both are members of the

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC ) is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

History

The two countries established diplomatic ties in 1956. The two countries celebrated their 60 years of diplomatic relations in 2016. There are some 10,000 Thais living in New Zealand. The Royal Thai Police has worked closely with the New Zealand Police for more than 30 years. New Zealand upgraded relations with the Thai military government in 2016.

History

Diplomacy

List of ambassadors

References