Ladies and Gentlemen,

I have the pleasure to welcome you on the website of the Embassy of the Republic of Hungary in Bangkok.

The formalities of my accreditation as Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand have been completed and, as of 20th December, 2010, I represent the Republic of Hungary with full authority.

Cordial ties between our countries have a long history and developed rapidly in the last decades. Great achievements have been made in political, economic and trade relations, as well as in cultural cooperation, however, the potentials our countries are able to offer to each other have by far not been fully exhausted. I consider a major task of my ambassadorial activities to further deepen the relations in all areas of the traditional cooperation existing between Hungary and Thailand. Moreover, our Embassy will do its utmost to establish a long lasting and mutually beneficial cooperation in new fields, too. We welcome every initiative and idea with the intention to promote the development of bilateral ties between our countries.

The political and social support to the further development of Hungarian-Thai relations are granted. Our countries’ constructive role in regional and international organizations, such as Hungary’s Presidency in the European Union in the first half of 2011 as well as Thailand’s contribution to the ASEAN progress, creates a conducive framework for the development of our bilateral ties. It is in this spirit that Hungary makes the preparatory works of the ASEM foreign ministerial meeting in June 2011 in Budapest .

I avail myself of this opportunity to wish all readers a prosperous and happy New Year for 2011.

Bangkok, 31st December

Dénes Tomaj

Ambassador