Thailand, Cambodia plan to triple bilateral trade

 

 

Visiting Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, front left, walks

 with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at Government House

 on Friday. (Photo by Thiti Wannamontha)

Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Friday to triple the value of

 bilateral trade and develop their partnership for mutual benefit.

Agreement was reached at talks between the delegations

 of Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and visiting

 Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen at Government House

on Friday.

 Deputy government spokesman Werachon Sukondhapatipak

 said afterwards that the two sides agreed to triple bilateral trade

over five years from about US$5 billion at present.

 This would be achieved through the development of connecting

 economic zones in Thailand's Sa Kaeo province and adjacent 

 Banteay Meanchey province of Cambodia, customs facilitation,

 and road and railway connections.

The two governments also agreed to encourage businesses to

 invest in each other's country, Maj Gen Werachon said.

 Prime Minister Prayut proposed they jointly introduce tour

 packages to promote their tourist destinations. Thailand,

Cambodia and Vietnam were jointly promoting marine tourist

 destinations, the deputy government spokesman said.

The two governments agreed to cooperate in solving illegal

 labour and human trafficking problems by speeding up the

registration of Cambodian workers in Thailand so that they

 would be protected by Thai law.

 In the area of medicine, the Thai prime minister offered

 training for Cambodian health personnel and scholarships

 for Cambodian medical students.

 Regarding energy, Thailand asked Cambodia to share its

 water to ensure power security, while Cambodia expressed

 gratitude towards Thailand for supplying electricity to parts

 of Cambodia where there were no local transmission lines.

To celebrate the 65th anniversary of Thai-Cambodian

 diplomatic relations, the two countries will organise

 a friendly football match and Hun Sen proposed that

 it be televised live.

Gen Prayut appreciated the positive ties and promised to

 enhance the bilateral partnership for the sake of interdependence

and mutual benefit, Maj Gen Werachon said.

News,General,Bangkok Post,18 December 2015.

 

As Cambodia is Thailand close neighborhood country,

with long relationship for 65 years,all the agreement

 made,including triple bilateral trade is the good news for

 both country.

 

Sincerely Yours.