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Thai Deputy PM to lead trade delegation to attend trade fair in Cambodia
BANGKOK, Feb 16 (TNA) - Thai Deputy Prime Minister Trairong Suwannakhiri and Deputy Commerce Minister Alongkorn Ponlaboot are scheduled to lead an economic and trade delegation to attend trade fair in Cambodia on Thursday (Feb 17).
The Thai cabinet resolved on February 15 that Trairong and Alongkorn would pay the visit as scheduled despite latest border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia.
During his visit to Phnom Penh, Trairong said he would deliver a speech to Cambodian businesspersons on threats of world economic problems to ASEAN in the Thailand-Cambodia Business Summit. He would repeat the message he had already conveyed to Malaysian and Lao businesspersons.
The Thai deputy premier said he would also have a chance to meet Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. As a deputy prime minister, he said, he would not raise bilateral conflicts during his meeting with Hun Sen because their statuses were different.
However, he said if Cambodia raised those issues, he would be ready to listen and discuss the matters.
Expressing his confidence that his visit to Cambodia will improve bilateral ties, the deputy premier said all parties were trying to improve situations and he agreed with Hun Sen’s remark that border clashes should be contained and should not affect bilateral trade.
Trairong went on to say that although there were clashes at the border, they should not affect cultural cooperation because both countries had to stay next to each other anyway.
“The Thai government has the policy to promote trade with the countries that share the border. This refers to Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia and Burma. During visits to the countries, there are meetings between Thai businessmen and those of the neighboring countries so that they can discuss bilateral trade and investment. Therefore, problems at the border should not grow in the way that will affect bilateral trade and investment,” Trairong added. (TNA)
The Thai cabinet resolved on February 15 that Trairong and Alongkorn would pay the visit as scheduled despite latest border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia.
During his visit to Phnom Penh, Trairong said he would deliver a speech to Cambodian businesspersons on threats of world economic problems to ASEAN in the Thailand-Cambodia Business Summit. He would repeat the message he had already conveyed to Malaysian and Lao businesspersons.
The Thai deputy premier said he would also have a chance to meet Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. As a deputy prime minister, he said, he would not raise bilateral conflicts during his meeting with Hun Sen because their statuses were different.
However, he said if Cambodia raised those issues, he would be ready to listen and discuss the matters.
Expressing his confidence that his visit to Cambodia will improve bilateral ties, the deputy premier said all parties were trying to improve situations and he agreed with Hun Sen’s remark that border clashes should be contained and should not affect bilateral trade.
Trairong went on to say that although there were clashes at the border, they should not affect cultural cooperation because both countries had to stay next to each other anyway.
“The Thai government has the policy to promote trade with the countries that share the border. This refers to Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia and Burma. During visits to the countries, there are meetings between Thai businessmen and those of the neighboring countries so that they can discuss bilateral trade and investment. Therefore, problems at the border should not grow in the way that will affect bilateral trade and investment,” Trairong added. (TNA)
