Her Excellency Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, Minister of Tourism and Sports chaired a special meeting with representatives from the Royal Thai Government (Ministry for Tourism and Sports, Department of Physical Education and Sport Authority of Thailand), IFMA, the Russian Muaythai Federation and the representatives of the Russian University with the main focus being the discussion of cooperation on an educational level especially for the art and sport of Muaythai between Russia and the Kingdom of Thailand.

Her Excellency specially thanked Mr Dmitry Putilin, President of the Russian Muaythai Federation (RMTF) and IFMA Executive member for the work RMTF has done as the solely recognised Muaythai NF in Russia by the National Olympic Committee of Russia and the Youth and Sport Ministry.