On May 17, 2022 , Mr. Manu Sitthiprasasana, Executive Director of ITD, paid a courtesy call on H.E. Mrs. Pimchanok Pitfield, Ambassador and Permanent Representative Permanent Mission of Thailand to the World Trade Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization on the occasion of his visit to Geneva on May 17, 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland. Mr. Manu expressed his gratitude to PMTW for its contributions to ITD on the Commercial Diplomacy and International Trade Negotiations, which was held on April 25-29, 2022 as well as providing support and correspondence in relation to the WTO’s technical assistance in the Asia-Pacific area.

In addition, Mr. Manu also discussed and exchanged perspectives on WTO’s current issues and challenges in the post COVID-19. Both sides shared the same views on the importance of technical assistance for developing countries in the Asia Pacific region and prospects on the current mutual interest and concentration under the WTO and WIPO’s roles

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