Thailand readies US trade strategy ahead of talks next week with aims of securing relief from reciprocal tariff


Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira. - Photo: The Nation Thailand/ANN

BANGKOK (Bloomberg): Thailand aims to hold talks with Trump administration officials next week to secure relief from a planned 36% reciprocal tariff on its goods, with officials finalizing a set of proposals to cut its US$46 billion trade surplus with the US.

A delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira is preparing to meet with US trade officials in Washington on April 21, government spokesman Jirayu Houngsub said in a statement Monday. 

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