‘Don’ reveals Prince Faisal, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand to visit Thailand in June to prepare before the arrival of the Crown Prince.
Mr. Don Pramudwinai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs which is during an official visit to Saudi Arabia along with representatives of the Thai government and business sectors Interview after meeting with Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs that there was a consensus on the draft plan to drive and promote bilateral cooperation between Thailand and Saudi and a draft memorandum of understanding on the establishment of the Saudi-Thai Cooperation Council This will be a mechanism to drive cooperation between each other. There will be foreign ministers of both parties as the chairman.
Mr Don said It also agreed in principle to establish a diplomatic and official passport (visa) exemption agreement. While the Saudi Accepted to consider action in helping 800 Thai people living in Saudi Arabia Exceeding the visa
“Prince Faisal said he would come Visit Thailand in June to prepare for His Majesty’s visit His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia next,” said Mr. Don. That should happen in the third quarter of this year.
Mr Don also referred to the discussions with Minister of Tourism Ahmed Akiel al Khatib. The journey back and forth is one of those things that will happen after the relationship is restored. Now the Saudi Direct flights to Thailand have been opened. and believe that the Saudis will travel to Thailand at least While the Saudi I would like to see Thai people travel to Saudi Arabia as well, which is a concrete cooperation between each other.
Mr Don said The visit had two main goals. The first was to finalize a draft plan to drive and promote Thai-Saudi bilateral cooperation. The second is to link the two private sectors together. Because traveling on your own may not be as effective as you want. For example, holding a business investment meeting at the Saudi Ministry of Investment. The host was informed from Mr. Khalid Abdulaziz Al-Falih, Minister of Investment that There were so many interested parties that the event had to be closed.
For discussions with Khalid earlier Mr Don said Khalid even said that the Saudis There is an appetite for strengthening and building ties between the two countries. I believe that the private sector who participated in this trip would benefit quite a bit because they had the opportunity to get information on their own. Even those who didn’t come would benefit as well. because there will be various information to be notified further After this, the cooperation between the two parties will be more clear.
Mr Don also said the Saudis were in great demand for Thai workers, especially during this time when he was investing a lot in building sites and projects, knowing that at least there were jobs in construction and related services. 500,000 positions, which it is thought that there will be a quota for about 200,000 Thai workers, but it depends on whether we have all the labor for them as needed or not, because Saudis have a good feeling for Thai workers.
“The big picture of this journey is a journey that comes from good preparation. The availability of both parties is quite high. This shows that they are committed to continuing to build relationships. To achieve full benefits in every aspect, which has never happened before in 65 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Thailand and Saudi Arabia. Because both parties have the same vision. have matching wishes And there is a desire to achieve the same results as well,” said Mr. Don.
