Thailand and Indonesia Step Up Cooperation across Four Key Pillars

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto co-chaired the 2nd Leaders’ Consultation on 3 August 2026 in Jakarta during the official visit of the Prime Minister to Indonesia.

Following the meeting, both sides held a joint press conference on the discussions, which covered bilateral cooperation across four key pillars:

(1) Political and security cooperation, including efforts to combat transnational crime and strengthen defense cooperation; 

(2) Economic cooperation, with emphasis on mutual partnership in promoting food and energy security, as well as promoting trade and investment in areas such as in halal industry, sustainable fisheries, and tourism; 

(3) Socio-cultural cooperation, through promoting educational cooperation in areas such as AI skills and promoting Thai and Indonesian language learning; and 

(4) Regional and international cooperation, with both sides exchanging views on various issues, including Myanmar, the Thailand-Cambodia situation, and the Middle East. They also exchanged views on cooperation within international frameworks, including the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and ASEAN.

In addition, the Prime Minister and the President of the Republic of Indonesia witnessed the exchange of two documents, comprising (1) the Roadmap on Strategic Partnership between Thailand and Indonesia 2026 - 2030, signed by both Foreign Ministers, which sets out the direction for advancing bilateral relations between the two countries for the tangible benefit of the peoples; and (2) Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Education of Thailand and the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education of Indonesia on Cooperation in the Field of Education.


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