On 25 June 2026, H.E. Mr. Pongprach Makchang, Ambassador of Thailand to Saudi Arabia, accompanied by Mrs. Fame Buddhavadhana, Counsellor, paid a courtesy call on H.E. Dr. Saad bin Othman Al-Qasabi, Governor of the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO), at SASO Headquarters. The meeting was also attended by SASO's senior executives.

During the meeting, both sides expressed their satisfaction on the positive developments in Thai-Saudi economic relations over the past year, as well as the close cooperation in promoting industrial and halal product standards between SASO and relevant Thai agencies.

On this occasion, the Thai side expressed its appreciation to SASO for consistently organising activities to provide Thai entrepreneurs with essential information regarding the standards, rules, and regulations required for exporting goods to the Saudi market. Furthermore, the Thai side also followed up on the progress of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) and SASO, which will serve as a framework for cooperation in standardisation, metrology, conformity assessment, and industrial quality development between the two countries, with the hope of finalising and signing the MoU at the earliest opportunity.