Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha (right) meets Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Nguyen Hai Bang on January 31. (Photo: VNA) Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand thanks theVietnamese government for facilitating Thai investors doing business inVietnam, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told Vietnamese AmbassadorNguyen Hai Bang who paid him a courtesy visit in Bangkok on January 31.
At the meeting, the Thai leader congratulated Vietnam’sU23 football team on their second place at the AFC U23 Championship, makinghistory for Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
This is the best point ever for the Vietnam – ThailandStrategic Partnership which is enjoying development in all fields, the PM said.He expressed his delight that the ministries of two nations will co-chairmeetings of the joint trade committee and the joint committee on bilateralcooperation to prepare for the fourth Vietnam-Thailand Joint Cabinet Retreat inVietnam this year.
The PM wants the two countries to continue workingclosely to tackle illegal fishing and step up cooperation in exporting farm productslike rice and rubber to stablise prices and avoid fierce competition. He laudedVietnam’s efforts to tackle illegal fishing in foreign waters and urgedstronger actions from both sides to prevent their boats from illegally fishingin each other’s waters.
He also said looks forward to the two sides together withLaos and Cambodia strengthening maritime and overland connectivity.
He affirmed that Thailand will create good conditions formade-in-Vietnam goods to enter its market and welcomes Vietnamese living in thecountry.
Ambassador Bang, for his part, thanked the government ofThailand and the PM for their effort to bolster the two countries’ relations inall fields, including economics, defence and security and labour affairs.
He reiterated Vietnam will do its utmost to put illegalfishing to an end and hoped Thailand will treat Vietnamese fishermen withhumanity.
Bang also hoped PM Prayut to participate in the GreaterMekong Subregion Summit in Hanoi in March.-VNA
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