Political Relations
Both countries have constantly exchanged visits of high ranking officials and dignitaries. In 2005, Her Royal Highness Princess Sirindhorn visited the Republic of Korea in May. From 2006- 2008, Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn had made visits to the Republic of Korea to sign agreements of cooperation with science and technology agencies of the Republic of Korea as well as to attend academic joint symposium. In addition to those visits, there were more than 50 visits from high ranking Thai officials to the Republic of Korea last year. There were also several high-level visits from the Korean sides during 2006 to 2008. Recently, during 31 May to 2 June 2009, H.E. Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva, Prime Minister of Thailand led the Thai delegation to attend the ASEAN-Republic of Korea Commemorative Summit in Jeju, Korea.
Apart from the exchange of visits, a Thai-Korea Joint Committee (JC), co-chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Korea, was established in 1998, to strengthen cooperation in politics, economics, culture and security etc.
Military cooperation
Military cooperation During the Korean War, Thailand dispatched 11,786 soldiers to join other 15 countries to fight alongside the Republic of Korea against the North. It is recorded that 134 Thai soldiers had lost their lives in the War. In 1974, the Government of the Republic of Korea has built a monument and a Thai pavilion in Pocheon City, to honour the Thai soldiers who took part in the Korean War. Recently, on 4 November 2008, the Royal Thai Embassy in Seoul, with the cooperation from the Office of Defense Attache, hosted the opening ceremony of the Thai memorial at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea or UNMCK to commemorate the sacrifices made by Thai soldiers during the Korean War. Nowadays, the Thai Government has maintained the assignment of one military officer to be liaison officer at the Armistice Committee and six soldiers to be members of the United Nations Command Honor Guard Company in Seoul, in order to contribute to the maintenance of peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula.