On 11 November 2026, H.E. Mr. Mongkol Visitstump, Ambassador of Thailand, accompanied by his spouse, presented the Letter of Credence to H.E. Sir Tom Marsters, the King’s Representative in the Cook Islands, in Avarua. The Ambassador and the King’s Representative discussed the opportunities to promote comprehensive cooperations between the two countries on the auspicious occasion of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between Thailand and the Cook Islands in 2025.

 

On the same day, the Ambassador and his spouse paid a courtesy call on the Honourable Tingika Elikana, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration of the Cook Islands. Both sides exchanged views on the bilateral cooperations in various areas, including trade, agriculture, tourism, public health, and development cooperation. They also discussed of opportunities to strengthen cooperation, such as climate change resilience, through multilateral frameworks, particularly the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and the Thailand-Pacific Island Countries Forum (TPIF).

 

Then, the Ambassador and his spouse paid a courtesy call on H.E. Mr. Bob Williams, Secretary of Health, and the senior officials of the Ministry of Health of the Cook Islands. Both sides discussed the bilateral relations in areas of public health, as well as Thailand’s Medical Diplomacy, an initiative undertaken since 2025. They also exchanged views on potential ways to promote cooperations in public health, including training programme and knowledge exchange in various fields, such as palliative nursing care, sleep apnoea treatment, and tropical disease control.