At Ragunda City Kingdom of Sweden: Mr. Surachit Phongsinghvithya Chairman of Bangkok Metropolitan Council Leading a committee of members of BMC As a representative of BMC Attended the meeting to exchange cooperation and strengthen friendly relations between the BMC and Ragunda Municipal Council with Mr. Anton Hammar, Mayor of Ragunda. Kingdom of Sweden and others to promote progress and develop relations between local legislative bodies in BMA and councils in foreign cities. According to the cooperation framework of the Brother City Council, The main topic of the meeting was caring for the elderly. And tourism promotion

In this discussion Members of the BMC asked about guidelines for caring for the elderly. Welfare that the elderly will receive and guidelines for taking care of migrant workers Including directions for promoting tourism in the future.
Then, the BMC asked about the success factors that made the education system of Ragunda city. and Sweden has been successful and it is equal education The representative from Ragunda informed that Sweden is a country that places great importance on education. Caring for children from the first day of school is at the heart of the education system. Promoting every child to have equal educational opportunities is also important.
All children must be supervised by the government so that they can study according to their interests and aptitudes. The government will provide loan benefits for everyone. All of these are guidelines that the central government has set as guidelines for all cities to follow.

After that, both cities saw that the matter of waste management in Ragunda City was another successful matter and could be managed very well. People cooperate in separating waste themselves from the source with strength. And feel that it is a basic thing to do The BMC is in the process of promoting a policy for separating waste from the source. The Not included project of the Bangkok Administration Department
In further discussion, the mayor of Ragunda invited members of the BMC to share knowledge on waste management. Ready to go to the actual area to give a clear picture of the work. The chairman of the Bangkok Metropolitan Council Invited the mayor of Ragunda and his group to visit Bangkok. To develop a framework for working under the sister city council relationship that has been established since 1999. and will be beneficial to the administration of both cities in the future

After joining the discussion meeting Chairman of the Bangkok Metropolitan Council Was given a souvenir set of coffee with a Benjarong pattern. Shows the uniqueness and beauty of valuable Thai products. It is a high artwork. In addition to being beautiful, It will also make the recipient impressed by the meaningful pattern. It has a unique identity. It is one of the Soft Power powers of Thailand according to government policy.