Indian-Thai PMs talk collaboration
Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Paetongtarn Shinawatra met in Bangkok on 3 Apr and reviewed the entire range of bilateral cooperation between India and Thailand.
They discussed ways to further strengthen political exchanges, defence & security partnership, strategic engagement, trade & investment and people-to-people ties https://www.commerce.gov.in/.
While doing so, they underlined the need to enhance connectivity, health, science & technology, start-up, innovation, digital, education, culture and tourism collaborations. They also discussed ways to deepen cooperation for countering transnational organised crimes including human trafficking, narcotics trafficking, and cyber scams.
The two leaders witnessed exchange of the Joint Declaration on the Establishment of India-Thailand Strategic Partnership. They also witnessed exchange of MoUs in the fields of — handlooms and handicraft; digital technologies; Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs); and maritime heritage. Both leaders also welcomed the establishment of an India-Thailand Consular Dialogue, which will further facilitate people-to-people contacts between the two countries https://fieo.org/ .
India and Thailand are maritime neighbours with shared civilizational bonds underpinned by cultural, linguistic and religious ties, including those of Ramayana and Buddhism, said a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office.
“India’s relations with Thailand are an integral pillar of our ‘Act East’ Policy, Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with ASEAN, Vision MAHASAGAR and our vision of the Indo-Pacific. Sustained interactions between the two countries have led to a robust and multifaceted relationship based on age-old ties and shared interests,” said the statement.
PM Modi visited Thailand on an Official visit and attended the 6th BIMSTEC Summit.
List of Outcomes from PM Modi visit:
Joint Declaration on the Establishment of India-Thailand Strategic Partnership;
MoU between the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society of the Kingdom of Thailand and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of the Government of the Republic of India on Cooperation in the field of Digital Technologies;
MoU between Sagarmala Division, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of the Republic of India and Fine Arts Department, Ministry of Culture, Kingdom of Thailand for development of National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) at Lothal, Gujarat;
MoU between National Small Industries Corporation Ltd (NSIC) of India, and Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion (OSMEP) of Thailand on cooperation in the field of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises;
MoU between the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) of India and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand;
MoU between North Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development Corporation Ltd (NEHHDC) of India and Creative Economy Agency (CEA) of the Government of Thailand. Fiinews.com
