(Reuters)
1. THAI FOREIGN MINISTER, DON PRAMUDWINAI, AND MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, SAIFUDDIN ABDULLAH, WALKING IN FOR JOINT NEWS CONFERENCE
2. DON AND SAIFUDDIN STANDING AT PODIUMS
3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, SAIFUDDIN ABDULLAH, SAYING:
“We took stock of what we have had agreed upon and the progress of some of the projects since the last meeting in 2015. We are guided among others by the two prime ministers’ agreement to, to a new bilateral trade target of $30 billion in 2025.”
4. DON AND SAIFUDDIN STANDING AT PODIUMS
5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) THAI FOREIGN MINISTER, DON PRAMUDWINAI, SAYING:
“Myanmar? We’ll be discussing it right after lunch. Certainly, we have a mutual points to discuss, particularly on the repatriation of Rohingya, which is of concern to many countries. Well, let’s leave this in our good hands.”
6. FLAG OF THAILAND
7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) THAI FOREIGN MINISTER, DON PRAMUDWINAI, SAYING:
“Naturally, we have to work on three Ps: the first one is to promote the safety of the people, the livelihood of the people, and that is the protection. And then comes the prosperity, we have to enrich their livelihood in many ways, mostly economically. There are a lot of economic activities which we together would try to undertake jointly, and in so doing we need a very strong partnership between us. Not just between us but certainly we welcome partnership from all direction as well.”
8. VARIOUS OF DON AND SAIFUDDIN LEAVING NEWS CONFERENCE
STORY: The foreign ministers of Thailand and Malaysia met in Bangkok on Wednesday (August 10) to discuss and agree on a new bilateral trade target of $30 billion by 2025.
Don Pramudwinai and his Malaysian counterpart Saifuddin Abdullah held talks on joint border issues and bilateral cooperation in various areas during the 14th Meeting of the Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation (JC) and the 5th Ministerial Meeting of the Committee on Joint Development Strategy for Border Areas (JDS) between Thailand and Malaysia.
When asked about Myanmar, Don said the two would discuss the matter later in the day, particularly about the repatriation of the Rohingya.
The Southeast Asian regional bloc ASEAN said it was “deeply disappointed” by the limited progress made by Myanmar’s military rulers in implementing a peace agreement to end the conflict in the country, according to a communique issued by its foreign ministers last Friday (August 5).
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To a new bilateral trade target.
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Of USD 30 billion in 2025.
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But certainly we have mutual points to discuss.
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Particularly on the repatriation of Rohingya.
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Which is of concern to many countries.
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Well, let let’s let’s leave this in our good hands.
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Naturally we have to work on three piece and the first one is to promote the safety of the people’s livelihood people.
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And that is the protection. And then comes the prosperity.
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No, we have to enrich their livelihood in many ways, mostly economically. There are a lot of economic activities which we together would try to undertake jointly.
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And in so doing, we need a very strong partnership between us.
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