Guest of Government Visit to Australia for His Excellency Mr Anutin Charnvirakul, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand
18 August 2026
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Special Events Australian Parliament
02:06:01 - 02:09:06
Speaker 1
Well, thank you so much. I am absolutely delighted to welcome Prime Minister Anutin to Australia for his first visit as Prime Minister. Since establishing relations nearly 75 years ago, we will celebrate that next year, Australia and Thailand have built deep connections based on friendship and goodwill. In those years, we've worked together across trade, law enforcement, education, agriculture, innovation, and energy. That relationship and our continued engagement has paid dividends for both of our people.
Today, we discuss how we can make an even stronger contribution to a peaceful, stable, and prosperous region. To do so, we'll work more closely across a range of areas. One is combating transnational crime. Through our close partnership, the Australian Federal Police and Royal Thai Police already work side-by-side to intercept narcotics, dismantle scam syndicates, and bolster regional responses to transnational crime. Today, we undertake to expand on decades of work between our countries by committing law enforcement agencies to strengthen operational cooperation to disrupt increasingly sophisticated global criminal networks.
This undertaking is reflected in a new joint statement on transnational crime. I am also pleased we agreed to elevate our defense relationship by committing to a biennial defense ministers meeting, an important evolution of our long-standing defense cooperation. We also discussed our shared concern about the conflict in the Middle East and its ongoing impact. And we agreed to coordinate closely to ensure supply chains remain open, secure, and resilient. And I want to thank the Prime Minister personally for his generous offer of access to jet fuel as well from Thailand, which is particularly welcome at this difficult time.
We agreed as well that free trade is vital to a strong economic partnership. Thailand is Australia's fourth largest trading partner in Southeast Asia, and our investment links is a priority and it runs into the billions of dollars on both sides. As I reiterated to the Prime Minister today, building on these strong economic ties is a top priority for my government. Times of uncertainty call for greater global cooperation between partners who are reliable and dependable and friends. As such, the Prime Minister and I agreed to enhancing our economic resilience through our joint statement on deepening economic cooperation.
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