CityNews – General Thanasak Patimaprakorn, deputy prime minister and minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, and Mr Wanna Mong Lawin, minister of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar, presided over the opening of the new Myanmar Consulate General in Chiang Mai on July 29th, located at 9/4, Hassadhisawee road, Muang Chiang Mai district.
The Myanmar Consulate General covers nine provinces in the north, including Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Nan, Phayao, Phrae, Mae Hong Son, Lampang, Lamphun, and Uttaradit.
Mr Kong San Lwin was appointed as the consul general of the Myanmar Consulate General based in Chiang Mai.
The consulate genaral will provide visa services, easing travelling to either country.
On July 28, General Thanasak and Mr. Wanna Mong Lawin also attended the Eighty Thailand – Myanmar Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation Meeting at Shangri-la Hotel Chiang Mai.