Britain searches for post-Brexit trading opportunities in Malayia, South East Asia

Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab walks to 10 Downing Street for a Brexit committee meeting in London, Monday, July 29, 2019.

LONDON: British foreign minister Dominic Raab will travel to Thailand on Wednesday to attend a meeting of 10 South East Asian countries, searching for new trading opportunities and stronger diplomatic ties ahead of Britain's exit from the European Union.

Raab, appointed last week as part of new Prime Minister Boris Johnson's pro-Brexit cabinet, will use his first international trip in his post to attend a meeting of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers in Bangkok.