Thailand is well aware that without adequate financial resources, it would be difficult to achieve anything tangible for South-South Cooperation. We agree with the G77 Secretariat that there is a need to increase funding for the Perez-Guerrero Trust Fund for South-South Cooperation (PGTF)so that the Fund can provide financial support for activities in economic and technical cooperation among developing members of the Group of 77 Thailand is pleased to announce that we will make a special contribution of USD 520,000 to the PGTF. We hope that this special contribution will lead to additional contributions from other members of the Group