On January 18, 2023, Dr. Cherdsak Virapat, the Director General of the Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP), paid a visit to the International Institute for Trade and Development (a public organization) to sign the Statement of Collaboration between CIRDAP and ITD, in the presence of Mr. Manu Sitthiprasasana, Executive Director of ITD.

The main objective of the Statement of Collaboration aims to enhance the capacity building program in the rural areas development as well as to exchange the academic materials and research publications in terms of international trade.