PUBLISHED: 6 Nov 2024 at 04: 00
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is scheduled to attend two regional meetings held in Kunming, China, today and tomorrow before travelling to Peru for the Apec conference on Sunday, Jirayu Houngsub, official for the Prime Minister’s Office, said yesterday.
The first two meetings are the 8th Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation Program Summit ( GMS Summit ) and the 10th meeting of Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy ( Acmecs ), he said.
At the GMS Summit, the president of the Asian Development Bank ( ADB) and representatives of the GMS Business Council will join leaders of Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam and China.
They will explain how to suppress differences in this sub-region through three columns: communication, competitiveness and society, said Mr Jirayu.
At the Acmecs meeting, to be chaired by Laos, all five member nations ( Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar ) will review the progress in their joint implementation of the 2019-2023 Acmecs master plan, which focuses on seamless connectivity, synchronised economies and smart and sustainable cooperation development, he said.
Thailand wants to promote cooperation in order to address pressing issues affecting these countries, including international crime, transnational pollution, and climate change.
According to Mr. Jirayu, a strong relationship is now a necessary part of the numerous participation arrangements in the sub-region, which Thailand intends to fulfill.
Acmecs, which was started by Thailand in 2003, is a cooperation platform between the five countries that aims to work together to bridge the regional development difference and work toward supporting Asean nations ‘ unification, he said.