Thai PM Srettha backs zero emission initiative and seeks closer Japan-Asean ties

Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin (third from left) attends a bilateral meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (right), on the sidelines of the Asean-Japan Summit, at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Sunday, December 17, 2023. - AFP

BANGKOK (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Sunday that Thailand would use clean energy to support the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) initiative and called for tighter cooperation between Japan and Asean.

Thai government spokesman Chai Wacharonke said Srettha made the pledge on clean energy and the AZEC initiative in his speech delivered to the Asean-Japan Commemorative Summit to mark the 50th year of relations at the Okura Tokyo Hotel in Tokyo.