On 7 March 2023, H.E Mr. Sek Wannamethee, Ambassador of Thailand and Head of Mission to the EU, hosted a working lunch for Honourable Mr. Andrey Kovatchev (Bulgarian national), MEP, in his capacity as Special Rapporteur on Thailand-EU PCA, at the Ambassador’s residence. Embassy’s Minister and Deputy Head Mission, its diplomats, as well as Mr. Ivan Petrov Botoucharov, Assistant to Mr. Kotachev, also participated. Both sides discussed the process in ratifying the PCA, which has seen positive momentum following the signing of the draft framework agreement of the PCA during the ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit in December 2022 in Brussels. They also expressed their determination and discussed ways to expediate the implementation of the PCA by this year.