Bangkok (VNA) – The Thai government hasreiterated its plan to build a bridge across the Kolok River in Sungai Kolokdistrict to boost border trade and tourism ties with Malaysia.
Ratchada Thanadirek, Deputy Spokesperson for theThai Prime Minister's Office, said the two countries have agreed to tightentheir relations through the friendship bridge to achieve the bilateral tradetarget of 30 billion USD by 2025.
In the recent 14th Meeting of theJoint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation (JC) and the 5th Ministerial Meetingof the Committee on Joint Development Strategy for Border Areas (JDS) inBangkok, co-chaired by Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai and his Malaysian counterpart Saifuddin Abdullah, the two sides agreed to step up the development ofinfrastructure along their shared border.
The two countries also expressed their hope to speed up theconstruction of a road connecting the integrated customs, immigration andquarantine complexes of Bukit Kayu Hitam and Sadao, which are very important toimproving road and trade links on the Malaysia - Thailand border.
The bridge across the Kolok River will be the secondin Sungai Kolok, running to Rantau Panjang town of Kelantan, Malaysia.
The two countries also held discussions on theconstruction of the Pengkalan Kubor-Tak Bai bridge, which is still in theprocess of area assessment and topographic survey./.
Ratchada Thanadirek, Deputy Spokesperson for theThai Prime Minister's Office, said the two countries have agreed to tightentheir relations through the friendship bridge to achieve the bilateral tradetarget of 30 billion USD by 2025.
In the recent 14th Meeting of theJoint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation (JC) and the 5th Ministerial Meetingof the Committee on Joint Development Strategy for Border Areas (JDS) inBangkok, co-chaired by Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai and his Malaysian counterpart Saifuddin Abdullah, the two sides agreed to step up the development ofinfrastructure along their shared border.
The two countries also expressed their hope to speed up theconstruction of a road connecting the integrated customs, immigration andquarantine complexes of Bukit Kayu Hitam and Sadao, which are very important toimproving road and trade links on the Malaysia - Thailand border.
The bridge across the Kolok River will be the secondin Sungai Kolok, running to Rantau Panjang town of Kelantan, Malaysia.
The two countries also held discussions on theconstruction of the Pengkalan Kubor-Tak Bai bridge, which is still in theprocess of area assessment and topographic survey./.
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