Envoy promotes Thai trade ties

A worker of the Biscafun Co in the central province of Quang Ngai produces cakes for export to Thailand. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Long

BANGKOK — Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Ngo Duc Thang has paid a working visit to the northern provinces of Nan and Chiang Rai to boost economic, trade, culture and tourism co-operation between the two Southeast Asian countries.

Thang met provincial governors and officials from trade, agriculture and tourism organisations together with representatives from 10 chambers of commerce.

They discussed bilateral trade and potential future co-operation between Vietnamese and Thai northern provinces.

He also spoke about the East-West Corridor Economic Co-operation Forum scheduled to be held in Viet Nam's central province of Quang Tri in June and a plan to organise two conferences on Viet Nam's economic, trade and investment policies.

The first conference will be held in August in Chiang Mai Province and the other in November in Khon Kaen Province of Thailand.

Nan and Chiang Rai authorities expressed interest in holding cultural exchanges and boosting economic development co-operation with Viet Nam's northern Dien Bien and Phu Tho provinces, particularly in tourism. They said that would be in line with their goal of expanding cultural, economic and trade co-operation with Mekong river nations, including those in the East-West corridor.

They said they would soon send delegations to visit Viet Nam and attend the East-West corridor Economic Co-operation Forum in Quang Tri Province.

The Vietnamese embassy delegation also made fact-finding tours to Nam Ngan border gate between Nan province and Udomsay province in Laos and several other thai border gates with Myanmar and Laos. — VNS