The diplomat valued the work carried out by the University and its Extension Directorate in the development of the “Roadshow Thailand 2014”.

In a meeting held at the Extension Center of the University of La Serena, the Thai ambassador to Chile, Surapon Petch-Vra, and the Rector of the ULS, Dr. Nibaldo Avilés Pizarro, expressed their interest in strengthening ties and continuing developing joint activities such as the “Roadshow Thailand 2014”, an initiative whose purpose is to make the culture of this country known to the community.

“To strengthen ties between the people of Thailand and La Serena and for mutual understanding, it was decided to once again develop the Roadshow activity in this city, as was done years ago,” said the Thai ambassador, adding that he hopes that “culture serves to bring people together, despite geographical distances.”

Furthermore, the diplomat valued the work carried out by the University and its Extension Directorate in the development of this activity, presented with great success in various cities of the country, and which includes demonstrations of Muay Thai (Thai boxing) and Thai Massage, as well as tasting of typical food and exhibition of Thai cinema.

In this sense, the Rector of the University of La Serena, Dr. Nibaldo Avilés, thanked the ambassador for trusting the University to organize this important cultural meeting, highlighting that “as ULS we have special interest in being able to show and disseminate the culture of the East . That is why we are at your disposal so that the community of La Serena and Chileans in general can learn about their culture through various activities, which we hope can continue to be carried out together.”

The meeting between the Thai ambassador in Chile and the highest university authority ended with the diplomat's delivery of texts on various topics about Thailand