KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Thailand agree that it is crucial for both countries to maintain and enhance close defence relations at all levels to avoid the exploitation of common borders by acts of terror and violent extremists.
Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said that in talks with Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwon at the Defence Ministry on Thursday (May 26), they had deliberated over issues of common interest, which further strengthened the existing defence cooperation between Malaysia and Thailand.
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