BANGKOK (Bernama): Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Thailand on Friday for a three-day official visit - the first by a Chinese premier since 2019.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow, welcomed Li upon his arrival at Suvarnabhumi Airport.
The Thai government Public Relations Department (PRD) said the aim of the Nov 13 to 15 visit is to strengthen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership between Thailand and China, building on Anutin's visit to China in July this year.
"The two sides are expected to discuss cooperation in security, cybersecurity, and online crime, trade, investment, finance, the digital economy, and tourism," the department said in a statement published on its Facebook page on Friday.
PRD said an official welcome ceremony for Li is scheduled for this evening at Government House.
A number of memoranda of understanding (MoUs) are also expected to be signed in areas such as agriculture, vocational education, the automotive industry, environmental protection, and security, PRD said.
Other agenda items include efforts to tackle illegal businesses, strengthen people-to-people and cultural ties, promote sustainable environmental management, and enhance cooperation within ASEAN and other multilateral frameworks.
The visit is expected to further deepen the longstanding friendship between the two countries and strengthen cooperation to promote regional and global stability and security.
-- BERNAMA
