Thailand, Indonesia pledge to boost trade as strategic partners


Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto greeting Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra after their joint press conference at the government house in Bangkok on May 19. - AP

BANGKOK: Thailand and Indonesia pledged to boost trade and investment and cooperate on cyber scam and drug trafficking crackdowns, as South-East Asia’s two biggest economies elevated ties to a strategic partnership.

Thailand will host the two countries’ first joint trade committee meeting later this year to explore ways to strengthen economic cooperation, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said during a joint news conference in Bangkok on Monday alongside Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.

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