On 27 February 2020ö Her Excellency Mrs. Phantipha Iamsudha EKAROHIT, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand, joined the ASEAN Ankara Committee (AAC) comprising Ambassadors and Charge d'affaires from the eight ASEAN members countries, in a meeting with Mr. Mansur Yavaş, Mayor of Ankara, to introduce themselves and exchanged views on ways and means to promote relations and cooperation between ASEAN and Ankara.

On this occasion, Her Excellency the Ambassador advise both sides to utilize the existing Sister Cities frameworks to promote relations, while the meeting agree to enhance cultural relations between Ankara and ASEAN. 

Ankara is the capital city of Turkey, and Turkey's second biggest city. Mr. Mansur Yavaş, prioritises the realization of the potential of Ankara in the fields of tourism, health tourism, improving infrastructures, and enhancing cooperation to move Ankara towards becoming a Smart City.