From 11 to 14 September 2026, Hon. Mr. Lertsak Pattanachaikul, Second Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand, accompanied by a Thai parliamentary delegation, paid an official visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt to strengthen Thailand–Egypt relations, particularly inter-parliamentary cooperation between the two countries.

On 13 September 2026, the delegation began the day with a visit to the Administrative Capital for Urban Development (ACUD) in the New Administrative Capital, where it received a briefing on Egypt’s development of its new capital. The delegation subsequently paid courtesy calls on Dr. Assem El Gazzar, First Deputy Speaker of the Egyptian House of Representatives, and Hon. Counsellor Hisham Badawy, Speaker of the Egyptian House of Representatives, at the new Parliament building. On this occasion, Mr. Lertsak presented a letter from Mr. Sophon Saram, President of the National Assembly and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand, inviting the Speaker of the Egyptian House of Representatives to pay an official visit to Thailand. Later in the day, the delegation paid a courtesy call on H.E. Dr. Hussein Issa, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, in the New Administrative Capital.

On 14 September 2026, the delegation travelled to Ismailia and visited the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), where it was welcomed by Admiral Osama Mounier Mohamed Rabie, Chairman and Managing Director of the SCA, and received a briefing on the role and management of the Suez Canal as one of the world’s major maritime routes. In the afternoon, the delegation visited Hi-Tech North Africa Apparel LLC in the Qantara West Industrial Zone under the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), the first Thai industrial investment in SCZONE and in Egypt.

Throughout the visit, both sides exchanged views on ways to further strengthen Thailand–Egypt relations and cooperation in the areas of parliamentary affairs, economy, trade and investment, education, tourism, women’s empowerment and culture. The Thai side expressed its readiness to encourage greater engagement by Thai businesses and to explore opportunities to utilize Egypt and SCZONE as a production base and gateway to markets in the Middle East and Africa, while the Egyptian side reaffirmed its commitment to expanding cooperation with Thailand in areas of mutual interest.