Thailand seeks to expand ties with Germany in all fields

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will visit Germany next month to strengthen bilateral ties, particularly in the economic area where there is much potential to be developed.

Foreign Minister Kantathi Suphamongkhon discussed the preparation of the Prime Minister’s visit with his German counterpart Frank Walter Steinmeier last week in Berlin. The visit, tentatively scheduled from March 13th to 15th, 2006, will be Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s first official visit to Germany since taking office in 2001.

Mr. Kantathi said that during the visit, Prime Minister Thaksin will also convene the 2nd Joint Economic Committee (JEC), which will work out a plan of action covering all areas of cooperation between the two countries. Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Somkid Jatusripitak will head the Thai delegation of public and private sector representatives to the meeting while the Federal Minister of Economy and Technology Michael Glos will chair the German side.

Apart from the upcoming official visit of Prime Minister Thaksin, Mr. Kantathi and Mr. Steinmeier also discussed a number of issues concerning bilateral relations, as well as regional and international situation. The Thai side expressed the hope that Germany will be Thailand’s partner in extending development assistance to Thailand’s immediate neighbours in order to reduce development gap. Both sides also agreed to promote closer security cooperation in the fight against terrorism including exchange of intelligence, cooperation between law enforcement agencies and working to promote the role and voice of moderates in countering extremism.

The two sides discussed ways and mean to promoting trade and investment between the two countries. Bilateral trade has grown significantly and is expected to reach five billion US dollars a year by the end of this year.

--thaisnews.com 2006-02-06

Thailand seeks to expand ties with Germany in all fields.

Does that include the Germans with Thais in the rice fields?

Edited February 6, 200620 yr by ratcatcher

thailand to give chickens to germany in part payment for the german sense of humour

They probably want the spare parts for all those little green mercedes benz buses that Germany flogged them back in 1940....better late than never I suppose...

-Vat tid yoo zay? Pol-tree and reiz in exchainch vor our fein products?

NEIN!

Vell, vee alzo haf a better grad of reiz zat you might conzidder. Scheck her aus.

Thaksin trying to trade Rice for aircraft in Germany.

We Thai have many ladies to send out!

Vell, vee alzo haf a better grad of reiz zat you might conzidder. Scheck her aus.

Thaksin trying to trade Rice for aircraft in Germany.

You win!

it was to expect that this topic is quickly producing nonsense replies, as still some people didnt realize that 1945 is more than 60 years ago.......

I wonder why all the MUSLIM topics are being closed down quickly, but if people give more than stupid comments like some posters did in this topic, the topic still can run and produce more nonsense....

germany has some of the latest technology in the area of solar energy. I bet that is one of the areas that thaksin is thinking of working with germany on.

thailand probably has more sunshine per day than most countries in the world. they should try to take advantage of this natural resource.

america is getting into it big time too. check out these following sites.

it's about time to make the change from oil to solar energy. the world has the ability to do it.

http://www.solonmover.com/english/projekte/lproj.php

http://www.stirlingenergy.com/breaking_news.htm

http://www.stirlingenergy.com/

http://www.solarbus.org/newsletters/nl1.html

http://www.seia.org/

according to one of these above websites, all we need is to build solar panels on about 5% of the total land space in arizona, and we will have enough electricity for the usa - whole country.

we don't take this black chicken, we have already enough "dumme Kuehe" in Germany.

Maybe Thailand can trade Thaksin against Merkel.

Thaksin is more beautifull than Merkel and she is more honest...

Vell, vee alzo haf a better grad of reiz zat you might conzidder. Scheck her aus.

Thaksin trying to trade Rice for aircraft in Germany.

we don't take this black chicken, we have already enough "dumme Kuehe" in Germany.

Maybe Thailand can trade Thaksin against Merkel.

Thaksin is more beautifull than Merkel and she is more honest...

Vell, vee alzo haf a better grad of reiz zat you might conzidder. Scheck her aus.

Thaksin trying to trade Rice for aircraft in Germany.

Boese, Boese

Heres a good start for relations