BANGKOK, Dec 22 — Thai Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha left Bangkok today on an official visit to China to strengthen bilateral ties and cooperation from December 22-23.
Accompanied by his spouse, Naraporn Chan-o-cha, and his entourage, Gen Prayut departed Bangkok on a Royal Thai Air Force aircraft from Don Mueang Royal Thai Air Force Base, Wing 6 this morning.
His entourage included Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Affairs Minister Gen Tanasak Patimapragorn and Deputy Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.
The Thai premier will meet his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang and witness the signing of four memorandums of understanding on debt settlement in China’s yuan currency, the exchange rate for the yuan and the Thai baht, academic cooperation on water resources and irrigation, and cooperation between the Stock Exchange of Thailand and the People’s Bank of China.
He will also pay a courtesy call on chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress Zhang DeJiang and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Gen Prayut will also visit China’s railways control centre and take a test ride on the high speed train from Beijing to Tianjin metropolis.
