BANGKOK – Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha and Vice President of India Hamid Ansari have presided over an agreement-signing ceremony for coastal logistics cooperation.
Under the agreement, Thailand and India will join hands to set up a transport route between a seaport in the Andaman Sea and those in India. Thailand will study a new Indian investment law before proposing the subsequent establishment of a free trade area (FTA) agreement with India. Another deal for tourism cooperation will allow India to study Thailand’s tourism management.
Mr. Ansari is the first Indian vice president to visit Thailand in half a century. He and his wife, Salma Ansari, had the opportunity to observe the Royal Chitralada Projects. The Indian Vice President then delivered a keynote speech at Chulalongkorn University, entitled “India, Thailand and ASEAN: Contours of a Rejuvenated Relationship.” Both later traveled to Wat Phra Chetuphon Vimolmangklararm, also known as Wat Pho, and the Grand Palace.
Next year, Thailand and India will celebrate their 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations.
