On 31 March 2021 Ambassador Pornpong Kanittanon chaired the Team Thailand Virtual Meeting. The participants included heads of all Thai offices in Middle East accredited to Jordan, Iraq and Palestine. The objectives of the meeting were to discuss and exchange views on the political and economic development, as well as the impact of COVID-19 in Jordan, Iraq, and Palestine. The meeting also exchanged views on ways and means to strengthen cooperation and coordination among Team Thailand to promote trade, investment and tourism between Thailand and Jordan, Iraq, and Palestine.

On 11 March 2021, H.E. Ambassador Pornpong Kanittanon paid a courtesy call on H.E. Mr. Ali Ayed, the newly appointed Minister of Culture of Jordan, at the Ministry of Culture of Jordan, to exchange views on ways to strengthen the cultural relations and cooperation amid the outbreak of COVID-19. They also discussed ways and means to enhance cultural activities between Thailand and Jordan.

The year 2020 was truly a disruptive time in world history. The fast-spreading Covid-19 pandemic managed to halt even the wave of globalisation and compelled governments to go into lockdown. Businesses were forced to close, in some cases leading to furloughs or unemployment, and further widening the existing social inequalities. Everyone came to the realisation that business would never again be the same, and began to accept the concept of a “new normal.”

On 3 December 2020, His Excellency Mr. Pornpong Kanittanon, Ambassador of Thailand to Jordan led the Embassy officials, spouses and staff of the Embassy in a ceremony to pay homage to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great at the Royal Thai Embassy on the occasion of the Birthday Anniversary of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great, the National Day of the Kingdom of Thailand and Thailand Father’s Day on 5 December 2020. The Royal Thai Embassy also presented a virtual exhibition, called “Passage of Happiness” including the Statement by His Excellency General Prayut Chan-o-cha (Ret.), Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand to commemorate this occasion.

On 28 October 2020, H.E. Mr. Pornpong Kanittanon, Ambassador of Thailand to Jordan, hosted lunch to Mr. Maher Shakhatreh, President of the Jordanian-Thai Friendship Association, along with Mr. Bashar Khasawneh and Mr. Mohammad abu Layla, the members of the Association,