On 15 May 2024, Mr. Paisan Rupanichkij, Deputy Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs, met with Mr. Jonathan Dale Kings, Ambassador of New Zealand to Thailand, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

At the meeting, the Deputy Permanent Secretary called for closer  cooperation in peace and security, trade and investment, the green agenda, education, and health cooperation through the ASEAN-New Zealand cooperation framework. Both sides expressed satisfaction with the progress of cooperation under ASEAN-New Zealand Dialogue Relations and the upcoming 50^th Anniversary of Dialogue Relations to be held in October 2025 in Malaysia. In addition, both sides discussed and exchanged views on sub-regional cooperation frameworks such as ACMECS.