HM King, HRH PM call for greater ties with Thailand
Manama : Bahrain’s top leadership yesterday expressed the Kingdom’s strong desire to take bilateral relationship with Thailand a step ahead by enhancing ties in trade, investment and cooperation.
Hailing Thailand an important trade partner of Bahrain, HM the King and HRH the Premier, on different occasions, stressed the need to “encourage investors from both countries to cement economic and commercial ties mainly in the agricultural and health fields.”
Receiving Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai, who is on an official visit to the Kingdom, His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Khalifa commended the outcome of the Bahrain-Thai Joint Committee’s meeting which, His Majesty said, “would boost political, economic, trade and investment cooperation”.
The meeting at Al Sakhir Palace was held in the presence of His Royal Highness, Crown Prince, First Deputy Prime Minister, Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. While in Bahrain, the Thai minister will take part in the third meeting of Joint Cooperation committee.
HM, the King told the Thai Foreign Minister that Bahrain is keen on consolidating its partnerships and benefiting from their expertise in supporting developmental projects and programmes.
King Hamad also commended the contribution of the Thai community to Bahrain’s development and progress.
Pramudwinai hailed Bahrain’s development strides, led by HM the King, and stressed the two countries’ keenness on bolstering joint cooperation.
PM calls for greater ties
During a discussion held separately with Pramudwinai and his accompanying delegation at Riffa Palace, Prime Minister HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa reflected a similar view and urged officials of both the countries to maintain coordination and communication at all levels to “map out mechanisms to carry out agreements and memos”.
In this regard, HRH the Premier praised the key role of the Thai community in Bahrain’s development, stressing the care given to it by the government.
The Prime Minister also recalled the successful visit of his Thai counterpart General Prayut Chan-o-cha to Bahrain and its positive results in promoting bilateral cooperation.
On Thailand’s development, the Premier hailed Thailand’s role in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and growing role at the international level.
HRH the Premier asked the Thai Foreign Minister to convey his greetings to the Thai Prime Minister and his best wishes for further progress and prosperity to Thailand and its people.
The Thai minister lauded the efforts of HRH the Premier to further strengthen bilateral relations and conveyed the deep respect and appreciation of his Thai counterpart.
Shaikh Khalid holds talks
Later yesterday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa also held discussions with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, Don Pramudwinai.
During the meeting, Shaikh Khalid stressed the role of the successful official visits between the two countries, recalling the visit of His Royal Highness the Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa to the Kingdom of Thailand to attend the second Asia Cooperation Dialogue Summit held in Bangkok in October 2016, and the official visit of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, General Brayut Chan Ocha, to Bahrain in April 2017.
The Minister further affirmed the importance of the joint committee meeting between Bahrain and Thailand highlighting the need to exploit the full potential of the signed agreements and memorandums of understanding on cooperation in various fields.
The two sides affirmed the need to enhance the follow-up of the agreements reached and the mechanisms to activate them and implement them to further develop cooperation.
The two sides also decided to hold the fourth meeting of the joint committee in the friendly Kingdom of Thailand.
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