According to Al-Azhar's official statement, Sheikh El-Tayyeb's remarks came during his meeting with King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand in the royal palace in Bangkok.

During the meeting, El-Tayyeb said Al-Azhar focuses on fostering communication channels among all its graduates worldwide to promote the universal principles of peace, tolerance, coexistence, and human fraternity.

Furthermore, he announced Al-Azhar's plans to establish Arabic language centres in Thailand for Muslims to learn the Holy Quran language and provide training programmes for Thai imams.

Additionally, he promised to increase scholarships for Thai Muslim students to study at Al-Azhar.

For his part, King Vajiralongkorn of Thailand expressed his delight with the grand imam's visit, praising Al-Azhar's efforts in promoting dialogue, peace, tolerance, and human coexistence in the world.

He also emphasised Thailand's commitment to strengthening ties with Al-Azhar through increased student exchanges, adopting Al-Azhar's curriculum in religious institutes, and coordination with Islamic centres in Thailand.