(05/03/2012)
Prime Minister Yingluck
Shinawatra will urge Japan to participate in the rehabilitation of
infrastructure in Thailand following the flood crisis.
The Prime Minister is scheduled to pay an official working visit to Japan on 6-9 March 2012 to strengthen bilateral relations and restore Japanese investors' confidence in Thailand’s flood solutions. Joining the trip will be Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong, Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul, Minister of Information and Communication Technology Group Captain Anudith Nakornthap, Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom, Industry Minister M.R. Pongsvas Svasti, and Deputy Transport Minister Chadchart Sittipunt. On March 7, Prime Minister Yingluck will give a keynote address at a seminar of business people, organized by Thailand’s Office of the Board of Investment, and meet President of the Japan Finance Corporation Shosaku Yasui and a group of Japanese tour operators. On the same day, after meeting the President of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and giving a speech at a meeting of Thai and Japanese business leaders, Prime Minister Yingluck will hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda. As Thailand and Japan celebrate the 125th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations in 2012, the Prime Minister will propose the promotion of strategic partnerships between both countries in all aspects. Emphasis will be placed on ASEAN connectivity with the Greater Mekong Subregion, especially cooperation in economic rehabilitation, since both countries suffered severe natural disasters in 2011. She will inform Japanese public and private sectors about Thailand’s anti-flood programs. Leading Thai business people accompanying the Prime Minister during this trip will discuss with their Japanese counterparts cooperation in enhancing the competitiveness of Thailand as Japan’s production base and product distribution center. Japan continues to be the largest foreign investor in Thailand. On March 8, Prime Minister Yingluck will have an audience with Crown Prince Naruhito before leaving for Sendai, the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, to visit local residents affected by the “Great East Japan Earthquake.” She will also visit flood-hit Thai workers who have been transferred to work temporarily in Japan. The Tourism Authority of Thailand, the City of Sendai, and the Tohoku Tourism Promotion Organization in January 2012 signed a letter of intent to use tourism as a means of helping to facilitate economic and social recovery from the natural disasters that have struck both destinations. On March 9, the Prime Minister will give an interview to NHK Television before returning to Bangkok. |
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