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Mon, 05/16/2011 - 12:55
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Thailand proposes new border routes with Myanmar
BANGKOK, May 16 (TNA) - Thailand is pushing for the opening of new border routes with neighbouring Myanmar to boost two-way trade, tourism, fishery and logistics.
Deputy Commerce Minister Alongkorn Ponlaboot said that Thailand is first encouraging for the opening of the Singkorn Checkpoint, which connects the Andaman Sea, through Myanmar's Mergui Town, with the Gulf of Thailand, through the Kingdom's upper southern Prachuap Khiri Khan Province and the Ranong Port.
Alongkorn revealed that the plan was raised at the 5th Joint Trade Committee (JTC) Meeting between Thailand and Myanmar in Prachuap Khiri Khan in April Last year, and that he will soon lead a Thai delegation to the Singkorn border checkpoint to inspect its readiness to be developed into a permanent border pass.
The Thai deputy commerce minister said that he also discussed the nine-month closure of Myanmar's Myawaddy border checkpoint, opposite the Mae Sot border pass in Thailand’s northwestern Tak Province, with Myanmar authorities on the sidelines of this year's ASEAN summit held in Jakarta, Indonesia's capital, from May 4-8, and the Myanmar side promised to review the case. (TNA)
Deputy Commerce Minister Alongkorn Ponlaboot said that Thailand is first encouraging for the opening of the Singkorn Checkpoint, which connects the Andaman Sea, through Myanmar's Mergui Town, with the Gulf of Thailand, through the Kingdom's upper southern Prachuap Khiri Khan Province and the Ranong Port.
Alongkorn revealed that the plan was raised at the 5th Joint Trade Committee (JTC) Meeting between Thailand and Myanmar in Prachuap Khiri Khan in April Last year, and that he will soon lead a Thai delegation to the Singkorn border checkpoint to inspect its readiness to be developed into a permanent border pass.
The Thai deputy commerce minister said that he also discussed the nine-month closure of Myanmar's Myawaddy border checkpoint, opposite the Mae Sot border pass in Thailand’s northwestern Tak Province, with Myanmar authorities on the sidelines of this year's ASEAN summit held in Jakarta, Indonesia's capital, from May 4-8, and the Myanmar side promised to review the case. (TNA)
