Foreign Affairs Ministry to host fifth Thai – U.S Strategic Dialogue

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Foreign Affairs Ministry to host fifth Thai – U.S Strategic Dialogue

BANGKOK, 12 December 2015 (NNT) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United States Department of State will organize the fifth Thai – U.S. Strategic Dialogue on December 16, 2015 at the ministry's headquarters in Bangkok.

Apichart Chinwanno, undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Daniel R. Russel, assistant to the U.S. Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, will co-chair the Dialogue.

The Dialogue will be held under the context of more positive and constructive relationships between Thailand and the U.S., given the opportunity for both sides to enhance their cooperation in areas of mutual interests including defense and security; trade and investment; education; science and energy.

Both sides will focus on the cooperation which will benefit development areas at regional and global levels such as public health; human trafficking and irregular migration; transnational crime and peacekeeping activity. Furthermore, both sides will also discuss some regional issues of mutual interests, including the South China Sea issue; the cooperation in the ASEAN and LMI region as well as current affairs in Thailand’s neighboring countries.

The Thai – U.S. Strategic Dialogue, first held in 2005, is the channel and mechanism to ensure mutual understanding and trust between the two countries. It calls for discussion and exchange of views and information related to the issue of politics, security, economics, socio – culture and regional and global issues in which Thailand and the U.S. may have common interests.

-- NNT 2015-12-12

[Hayduke]

Don't anticipate a lot of toasting, hand holding photo ops or players exchanging jerseys after the game.

[Srikcir]

The fifth Strategic Dialogue was originally scheduled to be hosted by Thailand in 2013, to further strengthen and deepen the U.S.-Thai partnership. Good luck with that agenda now. Especially if the RTP (aka NCPO) decides to arrest Russel for LM and incitement of public conflict violations.

[waldroj]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't dialogue, in this context, the spoken conversational exchange between two or more groups (implying that both parties also listen to each other)?

Can't see the US having very many common interests with Thailand in sociocultural and political issues.

[craigt3365]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't dialogue, in this context, the spoken conversational exchange between two or more groups (implying that both parties also listen to each other)?

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Can't see the US having very many common interests with Thailand in sociocultural and political issues.

Might want to read up on the very long relationship Thailand has had with the US:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand%E2%80%93United_States_relations

Bilateral relations between the Kingdom of Thailand and the United States of America date back to 1818. Thailand and the United States have long been close allies and diplomatic partners.

According to a 2012 Gallup public opinion poll, 60% of Thais approve of U.S. leadership under the Obama Administration, with 14% disapproving and 26% uncertain.^[1] As of 2013, there were 7314 international students of Thai origin studying in the United States, representing .9% of all foreigners pursuing higher education in America.^[2] According to a 2014 Global Opinion Poll, 73% of Thais have a favorable view of the U.

Times are difficult now, but hopefully, things will return to normal in a few years. Or as normal as they can be here! LOL

[Lunchbob]

Someone is desperately trying to get their se asian prize back. Let's hope they fail.

[waldroj]

craigt3365

I'm well aware of the very long relationship Thailand "has had" with the US thank you (without the need to refer to wikipedia)!

But, since you're throwing a quote at me, let me return the favour:

"It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it" Ben Franklin

[Strangebrew]

WOW so they will share there cure for EBOLA? sounds to me it will be about Thailands hand out palm up asking for money. Maybe this China train deal going sore as we speak.