Embassy of Switzerland for Thailand, Cambodia and Lao PDR "Tweets before 6 January 2023 were authored by my predecessors despite appearing under my name."
At Europe Day 2024 celebration
@euinthailand
🇪🇺, I had the opportunity to catch up with Khun Pita Limjaroenrat
@Pita_MFP
พิธา ลิ้มเจริญรัตน์, Chief Advisor to
@MFPThailand
, the party winning the most seats in the democratic elections to the 🇹🇭House of Representatives one year ago
Congratulations to Khun Paetongtarn Shinawatra แพทองธาร ชินวัตร
@PheuThaiParty
leader, 31st Prime Minister of Thailand🇹🇭. I wish HE
@ingshin
success in her important responsibility. 🇨🇭looks forward to cooperating with 🇹🇭's new Government in the best interest of 🇹🇭 🤝 🇨🇭
Had the opportunity & honour to catch up with 🇹🇭Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin at the Football World Cup Qualifiers match Thailand🇹🇭 - Korea🇰🇷 today! Thank you for the exchange 🙏🏼
@Thavisin
Exchange with leader of the opposition in 🇹🇭parliament & of
@MFPThailand
,
@Chaithawat_MFP
, and with his Chief Advisor
@Pita_MFP
. Importance of constructive opposition work in parliament, free trade negotiations and Swiss federalism among the subjects. Thank you for your time! 🙏🏼
It was a pleasure to welcome Khun Paetongtarn Shinawatra
@ingshin
and her husband at the🇨🇭Residence. A privilege to have her views on 🇹🇭 politics and to exchange on aspects of innovation.
Thank you 🙏 H.E. Prayut Chan-o-cha for yesterday’s farewell call! We were both very pleased to see how much 🇹🇭 -🇨🇭 relations strengthened over the past 3 years in so many different domains. I will keep amazing memories from my time & work here!
After intensive and fruitful week in 🇱🇦, the🇨🇭delegation chose night train to return to Bangkok 🇹🇭. That is the
#sustainable
travel option between the two capital cities - and the comfortable first class 🚂 is much cheaper than any flight! Get more inspiration by
@RichardBarrow
Grüezi - Bonjour - Buongiorno - Allegra! I’m Helene Budliger Artieda,🇨🇭Ambassador to 🇹🇭🇰🇭🇱🇦 and this is officially
#MyFirstTweet
! Very excited to join this platform and engage with all of you!
On
#WorldEnvironmentDay
, let's reflect on how to protect nature!🌿The 🇨🇭 Embassy recently purchased an
#EV
🚙to lower its carbon footprint & avoid emitting gases which negatively impact the city’s air quality. It will be powered by solar panels installed on the Embassy’s roof ☀
A minute of silence for the Swiss citizen who died in Phuket. Thank you
@fmdonpram
, Permanent Secretary Thani, Phuket Governor &
@MFAThai
colleagues for your thoughts in these very sad and disturbing moments. Thank you to all Thai authorities for the swift action taken so far.
Thank you Khun
@yingcheep
for a very engaging discussion about the current situation in 🇹🇭 and the important work by
@iLawFX
which 🇨🇭embassy is proud to support.
Yesterday, the Constitutional Court of Thailand dissolved the Move Forward Party
@MFPThailand
for campaigning for a law amendment, banned six elected MPs from Parliament and deprived them of their political rights. Switzerland believes this contradicts key democratic principles.
Thank you DPM &Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul &Dr. Sophon Iamsirithaworn, deputy director general
@ddc_riskcom
for meeting with foreign mission representatives to discuss Covid situation & access to 💉 by foreign residents in 🇹🇭
No one is safe until everyone is safe
I am very honored to have been appointed 🇨🇭State Secretary for Economic Affairs. I am looking forward to fulfill my new duties as of 1 of August. Until then, I remain fully dedicated to my work in 🇹🇭 to strengthen the relationship between 🇨🇭 and 🇹🇭🇰🇭🇱🇦!
For🇩🇪🇫🇷🇮🇹🇹🇭👇
Willkommen Frau Staatssekretärin: Helene Budliger Artieda leitet ab 1. August unser Amt. Herzliche Gratulation! 👏
Bienvenue à la secrétaire d'État: Helene Budliger Artieda dirigera l'office à partir du 1er août. Toutes nos félicitations! 👏
Delighted to receive this morning
@SwissHumAidUnit
's donation of medical supplies to 🇹🇭 in presence of DPM & Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul & representatives from
@pr_moph
@MFAThai
. International solidarity and global cooperation are key tools to fight Covid-19.🇨🇭🤝🇹🇭
Today,🇨🇭became the 1st country to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Consular Affairs with 🇹🇭. Our new bilateral system of consultations & cooperation will allow for regular exchanges on a variety of consular issues, which are important for🇨🇭community living & traveling in 🇹🇭.
Yesterday, the🇨🇭Embassy witnessed the judgement pronounced against the democratically elected Member of the 🇹🇭 House of Representatives Chonthicha Jangrew
@LookkateChonth1
. The court sentenced her to 2 years in prison for a speech. She was released on bail pending her appeal.
This week, 🇹🇭 Parliament will deliberate on the draft bill on Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance.
🇨🇭 welcomes positive development in these domains.
Vaccination against
#COVID19
in 🇹🇭 is progressing & I am glad to facilitate the process for the 🇨🇭 community! We secured further AstraZeneca vaccination appointments for 180 🇨🇭 citizens, 55+, in a private hospital in Bangkok. To register 👉
It was an honour to welcome Bangkok Governor
@chadchart_trip
as we hosted a Swing music concert by🇨🇭band "the Sheiks" at the Residence. Pleased to discuss collaboration on environment & climate protection.
Today starts the Initiative « Ambassadors for a day » with the winners of our contest, 28 bright young in 🇹🇭! What an honour to host Ladies Ambassadors, UN Women leaders,
@DrNarumonP
,
@busaya_mathelin
, and all the winners on the occasion of
#InternationalWomensDay
! Women rule!
Farewell audience with His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua and Her Majesty Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana, as I finish my posting in Bangkok this week.
My first visit to 🇹🇭 parliament. I was glad for the opportunity to meet with
@PheuThaiParty
executives and exchange views on current political affairs & discuss how 🇨🇭&🇹🇭 can work together to support 🇹🇭 people.
I was happy to host a briefing by
@TLHR2014
and
@HRLAthai
today. Thank you for sharing with us about your new initiatives under the Human Rights Lawyer Alliance
@HRLawyersTH
🇹🇭 published a bill on Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance in the Royal Gazette on 24 October. An important and significant milestone in 🇹🇭 human rights policy.
2 years later, finally back on our skis in Switzerland!🎿⛷
So happy to practice this beautiful sport again, especially in such a
#safe
way!
Can you spot where I am? 🗻
@swissskiteam
@MySwitzerland_e
Thank you
@ifrc
Secretary General
@jagan_chapagain
and Assistant Secretary General Apichart Chinwanno from
@ThaiRedCross
for a very insightful briefing on the increasingly challenging humanitarian situations in this region and around the world.
#LeaveNoOneBehind
🙏Many thanks to Prof. Prinya Thaewanarumitkul & Prof. Prajak Kongkirati for the discussion 💬 with diplomatic community on legal and political implications of the recent Constitutional Court's ruling. Very interesting to hear academic perspective on the subject.
Many thanks to the panelists at
@FCCThai
for sharing their personal memories of
#Wanchalearm
& for reminding us that families of enforced disappearance victims have rights to seek information about their missing family members.
Together with 🇩🇪🇦🇹🇱🇺
@GermanAmbTHA
@LUAmbBKK
I had the honour of catching up with renowned 🇹🇭 actor Khun Nirut Sirichanya นิรุตติ์ ศิริจรรยา ahead of his travels to Switzerland🇨🇭. We discussed sustainable gardening and fascinating native plants of Thailand🇹🇭 🌱
Happy 90th anniversary🇨🇭🇹🇭! On 28.5.1931, a Treaty of Friendship & Commerce was concluded.
Honored to have been received by DPM Don Pramudwinai to underline the importance of this day and to have signed on a e-ferry a Joint Statement on Climate Change Cooperation with SG of ONEP!
Time to bid goodbye to our dear Pierre Hagmann who has successfully handed over his role as Deputy Head of Mission to Conradin Rasi. We extend our thanks to Pierre for the wonderful work and friendship these past 4 years and a warmest welcome to Conradin! Best wishes to both☘️☘️
Honored to host DG Vilawan Mangklatanakul from Treaties & Legal Affairs Department
@MFAThai
for a meeting with lady ambassadors where she shared her vision & priorities for the International Law Commission candidacy. Proud to see a woman leader fighting for a more equal world.
Freedom of expression, protection of human rights defenders, business & human rights, child protection are key human rights focus areas for🇨🇭.Many thanks to
@sunaibkk
@piyanute
@BeePranom
@TLHR2014
for sharing with us about your important work.
Proud to introduce my dedicated staff 👥 to Federal Councillor
@ignaziocassis
. The team and I also presented our ongoing Green Embassy project 🌱, which aims to reduce the Embassy’s impact on the environment. Very pleased to have had the Federal Councillor in Bangkok🇨🇭🇹🇭.
Delighted to meet Ms. Chaninya Mak-iad, our Swiss Government Scholarship Holder for the academic year 2021-2022📚. I congratulate her and wish her lots of success on her full-time PhD in Polymer Chemistry at University of Fribourg. Always a pleasure to meet
#womeninscience
👩🎓!
The 🇨🇭 Embassy is committed to getting greener! 🍃 🌏 We have started to recycling as much as possible, this year we have collected ♻️
- 2053 kg of Paper and Magazines
- 311 kg of Carton
- 396 kg of Glass
- 88 kg of Plastic
Presented my Letter of Credence to His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun at a ceremony held on Saturday at Dusit Palace. Proud & honored to represent 🇨🇭 in beautiful 🇹🇭.
A pleasure to catch up with Ms. Paetongtarn Shinawatra แพทองธาร ชินวัตร
@ingshin
one year later, in her new role now as leader of the ruling
@PheuThaiParty
. Thank you for your insights ranging from 🇹🇭soft power & free trade to 🇹🇭politics & global affairs!
@SurapongSueb
@Chayika
📸 Kicked off 2565 by visiting the Grand Palace for the traditional signing of the Royal book of New Year’s wishes. 🍀 May we all experience a year with great health, economic recovery and meaningful moments with our loved ones.
Enforced disappearance is unacceptable & contrary to international human rights law. Families & societies have a right to know the truth about what happened to their loved ones.
Let us not forget victims of enforce disappearances & the suffering their next of kin have to endure.
I had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang from Chulalongkorn University's faculty of law at my residence today. Thank you very much for the very insightful discussion on 🇹🇭 legal system. Looking forward to more exchange in the future!
Happy to catch up with Helene Budliger Artieda, my predecessor as🇨🇭Ambassador in 🇹🇭,🇰🇭,🇱🇦, now State Secretary for Economic Affairs
@SECO_CH
. Ongoing free trade negotiations EFTA-🇹🇭 are our main topic. Good start of the annual🇨🇭Ambassadors’ Conference
#Boko2024
in Andermatt! 🏔️
A big thank you to
@RTE_Bern
for organising a repatriation flight from Zurich to Bangkok on 15th of Sep. Around 60 Swiss citizens are on this special flight back to their homes and families in 🇹🇭.
Congratulations 🎉 to our two Ambassadors for A Day Khun Pathitta and Khun Kasira
#AmbassadorForADay
! And many thanks to Ambassador
@sarahjhtaylor
🇨🇦 for hosting this wonderful evening with the next generation of women leaders!
On the lucky 07.07 day, the 🇨🇭 Embassy in BKK was proud to assist the first 🇨🇭️same-sex couple to convert their existing civil partnership into marital status! 💖 Congratulations to the happy couple! 🎉 👏
Swiss Honorary Consul Marc Dumur visited the hospital in Chiang Mai where a batch of 150🇨🇭citizens will receive their first AstraZeneca vaccine jab as of Monday. Very happy that we managed to organize this opportunity outside of Bangkok. 💉
After the political launch last week in Iceland, the first round of negotiations for the free-trade agreement between🇨🇭 🇳🇴 🇱🇮 🇮🇸 and 🇹🇭 has successfully started this week in Bangkok! 🤝
The trend towards worldwide abolition of capital punishment is continuing. On the
#WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty
,🇨🇭reaffirms its commitment to support this trend & to safeguard the progress achieved to date.
Many thanks to
@EUinThailand
for hosting this important discussion!
Thank you Prof. Vitit Muntarbhorn, Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Cambodia, for this insightful briefing on the situation in the country!
Good opportunity to exchange with embassy colleagues🇧🇪🇳🇴🇲🇽🇵🇹🇦🇹🇨🇦🇳🇿🇳🇱accredited to🇰🇭 .
Pleasure to meet with Thai Minister of Public Health, DPM Anutin Charnvirakul, the day after receiving the Royal Permission. An excellent first opportunity to discuss🇨🇭🇹🇭partnership in health and other areas.
💐Truly inspired by the meeting with my wonderful guests who represent women working in 🇹🇭politics & human rights spheres. Very glad for the opportunity to honor their contribution to the public service. Thank you all for joining me in celebrating International Women's Day. 💐
Honoured to present to H.E. Mr. Thongloun Sisoulith, President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the Letters accrediting me as Ambassador of Switzerland🇨🇭 to Lao PDR 🇱🇦 on 23.2.2023.
My first meeting in Chiang Mai was with two 🇨🇭 NGOs Pestalozzi Children Foundation and Child's Dream Foundation. It was inspiring to learn about their work in 🇹🇭 to promote inclusive &equitable education for children from minority population
#InternationalMotherLanguageDay
It was great to meet
@CharylChappuis
, Swiss-Thai famous soccer player of the Port FC in the Thai League Division 1 ⚽️.
Looking forward to collaborating with him on the 90th Anniversary of🇨🇭-🇹🇭 relations!
@th_embassy_bern
Big news with the launch of Thailand – EFTA FTA negotiations! 🇹🇭 🇨🇭 🇱🇮 🇳🇴 🇮🇸. Honored to have DPM & Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit at the launch event in Iceland where all sides met in person. Look forward to 1st round of negotiations taking place next week in BKK!
«We walk the talk»!🌏 With these words from HE
@TopVarawut
, we celebrated the signing of the Bilateral Agreement on
#climate
protection between 🇹🇭&🇨🇭, together with our trusted partners. Excited about the 1st project under this agreement, e-buses in
#BKK
with Energy Absolute🚎.
Just participated in the release of 10 million crab larvae into the ocean off Koh Samui. Sustainable fisheries is vital & would give our seas the chance to recover. Excited to hear the island, this year, has recorded sea turtle nests (19 of them) for the 1st time in 40 years!🦀🐢
It was a pleasure hosting the 🇨🇭-🇹🇭 Chamber of Commerce Innovation Exhibition Evening. Congratulations to the 25th anniversary of the Chamber and best wishes!
สุขสันต์วันสงกรานต์! 🇹🇭🌊🥳
Happy Songkran! 🇹🇭🌊🥳
ขอให้ท่านและครอบครัวมีความสุขในเทศกาลสงกรานต์นี้ และขอส่งคำอวยพรเนื่องในโอกาสวันปีใหม่ไทย
We wish you and your family a joyous festival and all the best for the Thai New Year 😊
Glad that the 1.1 million test kits donated by
@SwissHumAidUnit
🇨🇭have reached many parts of 🇹🇭 to support Covid response. Big thanks to
@Roche
for these Tuk Tuks which offer local communities in Pattani access to Covid tests. The 14-day campaign kicked off today at Tanyong Lulo🧪
Important exchange today on 2 studies by
@UNDPThailand
mandated by
@pr_moj
on
#HumanRightsDefenders
&
#SLAPP
in the context of Business & Human Rights in 🇹🇭.
Glad to join this consultation also with CSOs & private sector to improve protection of HRD & ending SLAPP measures.
It was an honor to host EFTA and Thai negotiating teams at the Residence during the 1st round of FTA negotiations.🎉Congrats to both teams for all these intense discussions last week! High level of motivation of both sides to move ahead with negotiations.
A warm welcome to 🇹🇭 to🇨🇭Deputy State Secretary of the Consular Directorate Johannes Matyassy. Several excellent meetings yesterday to discuss the bilateral relations between the two countries.
Great to see all these 🇹🇭 and European business leaders & entrepreneurs committed to fight against climate change! All stakeholders need to speed up climate efforts.
Thanks 🇸🇪
@SwedeninTH
and 🇩🇪
@GermanAmbTHA
for co-hosting this high level dinner with us🇨🇭!
#COP26
🇨🇭 is actively working on reducing its impact on the environment. Last week, 🇨🇭 and 🇹🇭 signed a Joint Statement on Climate Change Cooperation: solutions are found when we work together 🌐♻️
Many thanks to the civil society organizations that came together to organize the viewing as well as discussions on 🇹🇭3rd cycle of the Universal Periodic Review. 🇨🇭 strongly values this important & universal instrument and stands ready to work with 🇹🇭 in this context.
A true pleasure and honor to meet with my counterpart in 🇨🇭, H.E. Mr. Chakri Srichawana, Thai Ambassador to Switzerland and indeed thank you for the wonderful Thai luncheon. Looking forward to our continued collaboration during this special 90 year anniversary of 🇨🇭- 🇹🇭 relations
I am honoured to announce the visit to Thailand of Swiss Federal Councillor
@ignaziocassis
,🇨🇭Vice-President and Head of the
@SwissMFA
. Looking forward to welcoming you in Bangkok!
🇨🇭will continue to be a strong supporter of
@ifrc
@ThaiRedCross
. Thank you
@CMRassiIFRC
for excellent collaboration in 🇹🇭, in the field of
#HumanitarianAid
. Congrats and good luck in your new role as IFRC Director at the Office of Secretary in Geneva!
On
#IWD2021
I was privileged to celebrate this day by honoring 🇹🇭 women
#HumanRightsDefenders
from various fields, whose bravery &conviction are truly inspiring. Thanks to our guests for joining the dinner and for a very meaningful conversation
It was my pleasure to meet & discuss humanitarian situation in 🇹🇭 & the region with
@ThaiRedCross
Secretary General Dr. Tej Bunnag.
🇨🇭values our special connection to the Red Cross Movement and share the Humanitarian Principles which are very important in this challenging time.
Wishing you all a merry Christmas and a joyful end of the year season 🎇
Schöni Wiehnachte!🎄
Joyeux Noël!🎅
Buon Natale! 🎉
Bellas festas da Nadal!✨
สุขสันต์วันคริสต์มาส 🎁
My warmest wishes to the Thai people on this important day - it marks Thailand's National Day, as well as the birthday of H.M. the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej and the Thai Father's day. 🇹🇭
300+🇨🇭citizens already received their 1st jab of AstraZeneca after responding to our announcements. Many others have received an appointment for the following days & weeks.🇨🇭citizens aged 50+ can register for💉in BKK and Chiang Mai.👉
#InfoCOV19SwissEmbBKK
🟠 Today is International Women Human Rights Defenders Day! In March, I was privileged to meet a number of 🇹🇭women human rights defenders from various fields to honor them on Intl Women's Day. Truly inspired by their courage & dedication to their causes.
#OrangeTheWorld
#16Days