On Wednesday14 September 2016, Mr. Ekapol Poolpipat, Consul General of Thailand in Mumbai, paid a courtesy call on Mr. Dilip Parulekar, Goa State Minister in charge of Protocol, Tourism, Ports and Children and Women Development. Mr. Nikhil Desai, Managing Director of Goa Tourism Development Cooperation also participated in the meeting. Both sides agreed to encourage cooperation between Thailand and Goa, especially in economics, tourism, culture and technical cooperation.