Thai ambassador to Bangladesh Makawadee Sumitmor has said her country is keen to deepen the existing excellent relations with Bangladesh by accelerating people-to-people contacts.

‘Bangladesh and Thailand have excellent relations. We hope the ties will deepen further in the days to come by enhancing mutual cooperation and people-to-people contact,’ she said.

The Thai envoy made the remarks while inaugurating a seminar on medical tourism organised by Asia Medicare Group, Bangladesh at a hotel in the capital on Friday, said a press release on Sunday.

Ambassador Sumitmor said that Thailand and Bangladesh had long been enjoying very friendly bilateral ties that were deeply rooted in the religious, cultural and linguistic linkages of the two countries.

Stating that people-to-people exchange is the foundation of bilateral relations, she said that Thailand was eager to promote deeper mutual understanding at the people-to-people level to strengthen mutual cooperation further.

The ambassador also mentioned that Bangladesh and Thailand share ancient linkages while the Thai and Bangla languages had many similarities through Sanskrit and Pali.

AMC chairman Thanapan and AMC, Bangladesh director Hasib Holy were also present at the opening ceremony of the seminar.

Thailand’s renowned Payathai-1 Hospital participated in the seminar with its team of specialist cancer and orthopaedic doctors.

Specialist doctors from Payathai-1 Hospital, including Dr Tanwimon Techssatian and Dr Krainon Wasupen, gave free medical advice to the guests who joined the seminar.