Government House, The Prime Minister revealed that he talked with Wang Yi about many matters. China is interested in investing in the Land Bridge. Ask for more information. Prepare to cheer!! Ready to send pandas to the Chiang Zoo again. Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister, gave an interview after meeting and discussing with Mr. Wang Yi, a member of the Political Department. Director of the Central Committee for Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China and Minister of Foreign Affairs of China said he had talked with Mr. Wang. Yi for more than an hour, with many dimensions, especially yesterday (January 28) when Thailand-China signed an agreement regarding free visas for both countries to travel back and forth. There is no need to apply for a visa from 1 March onwards. It is considered to enhance relations between the two countries. and trust in each other Including the friendship that will be 50 years old next year, tourism is important to the Thai economy. which were discussed 'Mr. Wang Yi said tha t China has many different cultures. I want Thai tourists to travel to China. I confirmed that we encourage the people of the two countries to travel to see each other. It also talks about the number of flights that have not yet returned to normal. Since the COVID situation, from 2,000 flights to only 1,200 flights, which will further raise the level of tourism in both Thailands. We are confident that in the future there will be more Chinese tourists than before. And more Thai tourists will visit China as well. It is considered a good outcome for both countries,' the Prime Minister said. The Prime Minister said that Thailand reaffirms its intention to be neutral and supports the United States and China as they will continue to talk in many dimensions in the future. Willing to support negotiations between the two countries, which Mr. Wang Yi thought that if he really wanted to talk with America, he would like it to be a country in Asia and would like to choose Thailand. which indicates a good relationship wit h each other It is considered to be one of the first meetings in history. It is a good thing for Thailand. The Prime Minister said about trade and investment that We talked about many dimensions, such as setting up various industrial plants, not just electric cars or EV cars. There is also the matter of the upcoming high-speed electric train from Thailand to Nong Khai Province. Passing through Laos Entering China and minor problems, whether it be about the transshipment center that will allow working groups from both countries to work together Including agricultural trade, such as cattle trade, which China needs greatly. But there are problems with quarantine of germs in Laos. This makes trade between the two countries inconvenient. 'This discussion also involves requesting pandas to be displayed at the Chiang Zoo again. After right now Thailand has no pandas at all. In the past 2-3 days, I saw in X a ranking of the number of pandas in various countries. It was found that Thailand has zero. This is a good r eflection of the diplomatic relations we have had with China for the past 50 years. We asked the Chinese Foreign Minister and received a response. That will allow us to have pandas again at the Chiang Mai Zoo,' the Prime Minister said. The Prime Minister said that Thailand-China also signed an agreement on agricultural trade. Between China and the Thai Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives As for the Land Bridge project, Mr. Wang Yi raised it for discussion and expressed his intention that the Chinese government and the Chinese private sector are interested. But ask for more information. This project is beneficial to the Chinese private sector that comes to build industrial plants in Thailand. and will use Thailand as an export center Of course we need a deep sea port. And there must be a mega project like Land Bridge to help support it. The Minister of Transport will also travel to organize a road show in China. Source: Thai News Agency
Tuesday, September 17, 2024