Thailand ready to strengthen trade relations with U.K.

 

BANGKOK, 4 January 2018 (NNT) - The UK's Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Mark Field met with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday to discuss relations between the U.K. and Thailand as well as future trade cooperation by the two nations. 

Prime Minister Prayut remarked on the two countries’ 400-year-long relationship and extended his warm welcome to the Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. 

Mr. Field visited Thailand to jointly preside over the third Thailand-United Kingdom Strategic Dialogue which is regarded as an important mechanism for developing the Thai-U.K. relations at policy level. 

Gen.Prayut said Thailand is ready to work with the U.K. in pursuing cooperation in various fields and he hopes that the two countries will confirm their trade cooperation in the near future to increase investor confidence. The Thai PM added that Thailand is returning to strong democracy and a general election is planned this year. 

Mr. Field commended the Thai PM and government for their vision on food security and economic development which includes the Eastern Economic Corridor. The two parties also agreed that educational cooperation plays an important role in strengthening their relationship.

 

-- nnt 2018-01-04

Only if the Luckofying is disclosed.

As an extra bolt on, the abolishment of import taxes would be nice!

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The Thai PM added that Thailand is returning to strong democracy and a general election is planned this year. 

Yep, a demi-democracy with tanks and guns !

Is there a link to the full story?

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The UK and Europe would buy more Thai herbs and vegetables if they were free from contamination from pesticides

10 hours ago, webfact said:

to discuss relations between the U.K. and Thailand as well as future trade cooperation by the two nations. 

I wonder if they are watching the kingsgate arbitration saga

They want a bigger aircraft carrier

13 hours ago, webfact said:

The two parties also agreed that educational cooperation plays an important role in strengthening their relationship.

Guess that's what it's about really. Keep the hi-sos funding British unis.

Just wonderful. So now we are reduced to touting for business with military dic- sorry, regimes, who will give us an avuncular pat on the head and tell us they will let us know when they are ready. What a sorry state of affairs...