Thai PM and Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing Discuss Cooperation

Prachachat•Politics•7d ago

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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing met to strengthen bilateral relations and signed three Memoranda of Understanding.

•Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul met with Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing during an official visit to Thailand.
•Three MOUs were signed focusing on labor cooperation, water quality management, and space technology.
•Both leaders agreed to enhance security cooperation, particularly regarding transnational crimes like narcotics and online scams.

Overview

•Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and President Min Aung Hlaing held a full meeting to maintain bilateral momentum in security, economy, trade, investment, energy, and development.
•Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul stated that President Min Aung Hlaing's choice to visit Thailand as one of the first countries after taking office reflects close friendship.
•Thailand and Myanmar signed three MOUs concerning labor management, water quality management, and space technology and geoinformatics.
•Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul proposed upgrading security cooperation to combat transnational crimes including drug trafficking, online scams, and money laundering.
•The second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge (Mae Sot–Myawaddy) has reopened to restore border trade and economy.
•Thailand is prepared to host the Joint Trading Committee (JTC) meeting within this year.
•Both sides agreed to implement a cooperation plan to solve transboundary haze problems and establish a joint technical working group for river pollution.
•The exchange of cooperation documents took place at 12.30 after the conclusion of the discussions.

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Key Entities

Person

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of Thailand.

Min Aung Hlaing(มิน ออง ไลง์)ℹ️

President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.

Ratchada Thanadirek(รัชดา ธนาดิเรก)

Spokesperson for the Office of the Prime Minister.

Organization

ASEAN(อาเซียน)ℹ️

Regional organization in which Thailand supports Myanmar's participation.

Joint Trading Committee (JTC)(คณะกรรมาธิการร่วมด้านการค้า (JTC))

A committee for trade cooperation that Thailand is prepared to host a meeting for within the year.

Place

Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge 2 (Mae Sot–Myawaddy)(สะพานมิตรภาพไทย-เมียนมาแห่งที่ 2 (แม่สอด–เมียวดี))

A border crossing point that has reopened to facilitate trade.

Thailand(ไทย)ℹ️

Country visited by the President of Myanmar.

Myanmar(เมียนมา)ℹ️

Country whose President visited Thailand to discuss bilateral cooperation.