Thailand Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin arrives at the Bunga Raya Complex of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.- BernamaPic
SEPANG: Thailand Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin arrived on Wednesday (Oct 11) for his two-day working visit to Malaysia, marking his maiden visit after being sworn in as Prime Minister on Sept 5.
The special aircraft carrying Srettha and Thailand's senior officials touched down at the Bunga Raya Complex of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) here at 11.15 am.
Among those present to welcome Srettha were Deputy Foreign Minister, Datuk Mohamad Alamin and Thailand Ambassador to Malaysia, Lada Phumas.
Srettha then walked past a static guard of honour mounted by 28 officers and personnel from the First Battalion of the Royal Ranger Regiment (Ceremonial Infantry) led by Captain Raja Azri Syahir Raja Mohd Zulkifli.
Srettha is scheduled to have an audience with Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah at the Istana Negara on Wednesday.
He is also scheduled to meet with Malaysia's Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Both leaders are expected to review the progress of bilateral relations and exchange views on bilateral, regional, and international issues of mutual interest.
In 2022, Thailand was Malaysia's seventh largest trading partner globally and the third largest among the ASEAN member states, with total trade amounting to RM122.03bil (US$27.75bil), an increase of 17.9% compared to RM97.55bil (US$23.54 bil) in 2021.- Bernama
