Thailand-Myanmar sign 3 MOUs on labor, water, and space tech

Matichon•Politics•8d ago

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Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing signed three cooperation documents during an official visit to Thailand.

•Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul met with President Min Aung Hlaing on August 6 at the Thai Khu Fa Building.
•Three cooperation documents were exchanged covering labor, water quality management, and space technology.
•Both nations agreed to enhance security cooperation against transnational crime, specifically drugs, online scams, and money laundering.

Overview

•Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and President Min Aung Hlaing held a meeting on August 6 at 11:25 at the Thai Khu Fa Building, Government House.
•Thailand and Myanmar exchanged three cooperation documents, including an MOU on labor and employment, a TOR for water quality management in border rivers, and an MOU on peaceful space exploration technology.
•Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul stated that the visit of President Min Aung Hlaing reflects a close friendship and strong relationship between the two countries.
•Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul proposed enhancing cooperation to prevent and suppress transnational crimes such as drug trafficking, online scams, and money laundering.
•Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul welcomed the reopening of the 2nd Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge (Mae Sot-Myawaddy).
•Thailand expressed readiness to host the Joint Trade Committee (JTC) meeting within this year.
•Both countries will implement a cooperation plan to solve cross-border haze problems and establish a joint technical working group for river pollution.

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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 Prime Minister's Office.

Organization

Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency(สำนักงานพัฒนาเทคโนโลยีอวกาศและภูมิสารสนเทศ)ℹ️

A Thai agency that signed an MOU on peaceful earth observation technology.

Myanmar Space Agency(สำนักงานอวกาศแห่งเมียนมา)ℹ️

A Myanmar agency that signed an MOU on peaceful earth observation technology.

ASEAN(อาเซียน)ℹ️

A regional organization that Thailand supports Myanmar's participation in.

Place

Thai Khu Fa Building(ตึกไทยคู่ฟ้า)ℹ️

The location within the Government House where the meeting took place.

2nd Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge(สะพานมิตรภาพไทย–เมียนมาแห่งที่ 2)

A border crossing point between Mae Sot and Myawaddy.