Boosting bilateral trade ties


Warmest greetings: Prabowo (left) and Paetongtarn extending the traditional Thai ‘wai’ greeting to each other after their joint press conference at Government House in Bangkok. — AP

Indonesia and Thai­land have agreed to elevate their relationship to a strategic partnership, during the first state visit by an Indonesian president in 20 years, and agreed to push for greater trade and investment.

President Prabowo Subianto, who took power last year, was welcomed by Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra in intermittent rain at Government House in Bangkok yesterday.

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