On 22 October 2026, H.E. Ms. Nipa NIRANNOOT, Ambassador of Thailand to Senegal, presented her Letters of Credence to H.E. Mr. Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar FAYE, President of the Republic of Senegal, at the Presidential Palace in Dakar, officially assuming her duties as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Republic of Senegal.

The Ambassador was the first of six ambassadors to present their credentials on the occasion. The other five countries were the Republic of Lebanon, the State of Kuwait, the Republic of Korea, the Italian Republic and the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

During the meeting, both sides exchanged views and reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening bilateral relations, with a focus on four key areas of cooperation: (1) Political cooperation: Promoting high-level exchanges and advancing agreements on bilateral consultation mechanisms and visa exemption for holders of diplomatic and official passports (2) Development cooperation: Strengthening collaboration, particularly in medicine and public health, food security and human resource development (3) Economic cooperation: Increasing bilateral trade and investment, while promoting cooperation and agreements to create a more favourable environment for trade and investment between the two countries. Potential initiatives include agreements between the chambers of commerce of both countries and an agreement on the promotion and protection of investments and (4) People-to-people connectivity: Strengthening ties between the peoples of Thailand and Senegal through Muay Thai and tourism.