Chinese, Thai Foreign Ministers call for more stable, prosperous future for bilateral relations

On April 2, 2022, the Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi holds talks with Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai in Tunxi, east China's Anhui province. ZHOU MU XINHUA NEW YORK - Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai on Friday, calling for a more stable, prosperous and sustainable future for bilateral relations.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries, Wang said that both sides agreed to work together to build a community with a shared future as a goal and vision, enrich the connotations of China and Thailand as a family, and for a more stable, prosperous and sustainable future for the two countries.

The Chinese side supports the Thai side in playing its role as host country and holding the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting this year to ensure that the meeting focuses on the Asia-Pacific region and economy, works towards the goal of the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific, and make Asia's voice heard in and make Asia's contribution to the building of the Asia-Pacific community, Wang said.

For his part, Don wished the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China a full success, saying that Thailand is satisfied with the progress made in the Thailand-China cooperation in various fields.

Thailand supports the China-proposed Global Development Initiative and is willing to work with China to hold this year's APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.

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The two sides agreed to speed up the institutional connectivity of customs clearance for logistics through the China-Laos -- Thailand railway and the physical connectivity of infrastructure, thus generating strong impetus for bilateral practical cooperation and regional connectivity.