Jaishankar in Thailand: Visits Devasthana in Bangkok, stresses bilateral cultural bond

New Delhi, Aug 18: External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar who is in Thailand to attend the 9th India-Thailand Joint Commission Meeting offered prayers at the Devasthana at Bangkok on Thursday (Aug 18) morning. India and Thailand are celebrating 75 years of establishment of diplomatic relations.

Underlining the shared religious and cultural traditions between both countries, the EAM said he received the blessings of Phra Maharajaguru Vidhi. "Offered prayers this morning at the Devasthana of Bangkok. Received the blessings of Phra Maharajaguru Vidhi. Underlines our shared religious and cultural traditions," Jaishankar said in a tweet.

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Jaishankar arrived in Thailand on Tuesday (Aug 16) also met Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and conveyed personal greetings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to him. The ninth Thailand-India Joint Commission meeting was co-chaired by Jaishankar and Don Pramudwinai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand and jointly inaugurated the Indian Embassy Residency Complex in Bangkok.

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The Ministers had a restricted bilateral meeting, which was followed by delegation-level talks. During the meetings, both sides reviewed the progress made in all areas of the bilateral relationship, including political, defence and security, economic and commercial, connectivity, cultural, tourism and people-to-people ties.