Minister Tewan Liptapallop and officials of the Office of Natural Water Resources (ONWR) have attended the Budapest Water Summit 2019, to present crisis response plans and to sign a Thailand-Hungary MOU to establish a joint committee on water management cooperation.
A Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office, Tewan Liptapallop announced that Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan had assigned him to lead a team of officials from Thailand on an official visit to Hungary to attend the opening ceremony of the Budapest Water Summit 2019 in Budapest, Hungary, along with the ONWR Secretary General Somkiat Prachamwong. The water summit was held on 13th-16th October 2019, during which a Memorandum of Understanding between Thailand and Hungary was signed to promote cooperation on water resource management.
The Budapest Water Summit 2019 was held on the theme of Preventing a Water Crisis, and was aimed at promoting the cooperation of the global community, and uniting political sectors, decision-making key persons in business and finance, as well as academics, to highlight the crisis in water shortages, excessive water supply, and water contamination. The summit hosted seminars and exhibitions showcasing advancement in water technology by some 30 Hungarian firms.
At the event, Thailand took the opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences with experts from both the government and private sectors on the implementation of technologies with water management, improving water quality, and regional water management.
Tewan disclosed that the MOU was signed by the ONWR and Hungary’s Ministry of the Interior, at which the Hungarian Minister of the Interior Sandor Pinter was present as he was at the bilateral discussion between the two sides, saying that Thailand has proposed a joint committee to be established soon to materialize plans and projects agreed on by both sides, especially integrated water management on flooding and drought, waste water management, and ground water usage specialized in by Hungary. This cooperation will help establish a bilateral framework and enhance the ties between the countries, while Hungary has offered Master’s and PhD scholarships for Thai students to join leading universities in Hungary.
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