This week’s UN meeting will be followed by a second power visit in October.
On October 8 and 10, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin may travel to China to meet with his Chinese counterpart to examine a number of important issues, including how to improve diplomatic ties and promote Thai-Chinese hospitality cooperation.
When asked about the possibility of renewing the Thai-Chinese memorandum of understanding( MoU) on the borrowing of Chinese embassy panda to Thailand, which will disappear in the coming weeks, the PM made the plans public on Saturday.
On Saturday, Mr. Srettha began his trip to Chiang Mai. One of the ten subjects the prime minister likely discuss with China during his approaching journey, according to him, may be Thai-Chinese relationships.
According to government official Chai Wacharonke, commerce assistance is also anticipated to be one of the subjects up for discussion.
When asked if the new government intended to keep Thailand’s ties with the US and China in harmony, Mr. Chai responded that it wasn’t the case, especially since the prime minister is scheduled to visit the United States this week for similar discussions.
The US and China are now treated extremely by Thailand as its two major business partners, he claimed.
Mr. Srettha will have the chance to meet US President Joe Biden, US trade representatives, and significant US companies when he attends the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly( UNGA78 ) in New York City, according to Mr Chai.
According to the official, that will be a great opportunity for the PM to persuade US investors to invest more in Thailand.
He even schedules meetings with significant technology companies while he is there.
For China, a visa-free program for visitors from China and Kazakhstan from September 25 through February 29 of next year was approved by the government last year.
Following the president’s announcement regarding the visa-free program, Mr. Srettha claimed to have learned from his conversations with native tourism business owners in Chiang Mai, for example, that the number of bookings by Chinese visitors to the northwestern province has significantly increased.
Safety assurance
Mr. Srettha stated that he had also emphasized to the Chiang Mai police commander the significance of increasing protection for foreign visitors in the northeastern province in light of the anticipated additional increase in Chinese tourists visiting Thailand.
He added that the authorities are in charge of strictly enforcing security measures to stop Chinese nationals from engaging in illegal activities or perhaps committing crimes on Thai land.
” Extra measures are also required to hinder illegal activities that may undermine the goodwill behind the government’s efforts to promote Thailands tourism-dependent economy ,” he said.
According to Mr. Srettha, he has previously spoken with the Chinese ambassador to Thailand about the false information that has damaged Thailand’s status for commerce, and they have agreed that a more strategic public relations strategy will be used to prevent any recurrence of the issue.
The government has started talks with neighboring nations to reduce transnational haze pollution, which typically results from man-made wildfires, in response to the dangerous ultra-fine PM2.5 dust pollution that intermittently affects northeastern Thailand, a popular destination for some Chinese and other foreign tourists.
The PM also disclosed that work is currently being done on the next aircraft in Chiang Mai.
When asked if the 30-day visa-free program would probably be expanded to include other nations, Mr. Srettha responded that the government would examine the situation on a country-by-country basis.
It might not be the most practical option for visitors from European nations who typically need more than a month to stay in Thailand while they get away from the warm weather in their countries, he said.
Mr. Srettha also called for an end to the long-running controversy over the cost of a charter flight that had been arranged to transport him and some other cabinet ministries before the UN general assembly on Saturday and Monday. He claimed that the government official and the secretary-general of the prime minister had provided an in-depth justification for why he had chosen to fly with the contract rather than the Royal Thai Air Force.
According to him, the mandate flight’s 30 million baht cost was really less than the price of flying on a particularly laid-on RTAF flight.
Mr. Srettha promised that gas prices would also be reduced after a study on the subject was finished in response to calls for further reductions in energy costs.
He claimed that the government approved steps aimed at lowering both gasoline and electric prices at its first official case meeting, which was held on Wednesday.