(Kyodo) - Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya assured his Japanese counterpart Hirofumi Nakasone on Saturday that Thai politics have stabilized and his country is ready for better bilateral cooperation with Japan.
The ministers met at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok where Nakasone made a stopover on his way to Cambodia and Laos.
Kasit said the discussions were wide-ranging, with Nakasone especially interested in the political situation in Thailand. "I assured him of stability inside Thai society and that the government is determined to act for the benefit of people so there should be no cause or discontentment that would lead to any (new) protests," he said.
Nakasone had urged Kasit, the minister said, to restore international confidence in Thai politics and security, which were badly damaged by massive street protests, occupations of government buildings and the eventual shutting down of Bangkok's main international and domestic airports for more than a week late last year.
The then antigovernment People's Alliance for Democracy used the mass protests and the late November to early December airport sieges to unseat two elected governments, one led by Samak Sundaravej and the second by Somchai Wongsawat. The PAD alleged both premiers, even though their party had taken the most seats in the general election, were proxies for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the democratically premier overthrown by a military coup in September 2006.
Kasit belongs to the Democrat-led government set up after Somchai was removed from office. The Democrats were in opposition until mid-December. Kasit told Nakasone on Saturday that Thailand is now prepared to move the Japan-Thailand economic partnership ahead and is ready to resolve some outstanding problems such as import and export exemptions at an upcoming meeting between Japanese and Thai trade negotiators. He said he also plans to hold a third joint-commission meeting on bilateral cooperation as soon as possible. Nakasone, Kasit said, told him Japan will soon send a special envoy to several countries in Southeast Asia, starting with Thailand, to discuss ways to resolve the regional financial crisis.
Nakasone is to meet Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong in Phnom Penh on Sunday morning, followed by talks with Laotian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith in Vientiane in the afternoon. He is to return to Tokyo on Monday night.
The ministers met at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok where Nakasone made a stopover on his way to Cambodia and Laos.
Kasit said the discussions were wide-ranging, with Nakasone especially interested in the political situation in Thailand. "I assured him of stability inside Thai society and that the government is determined to act for the benefit of people so there should be no cause or discontentment that would lead to any (new) protests," he said.
Nakasone had urged Kasit, the minister said, to restore international confidence in Thai politics and security, which were badly damaged by massive street protests, occupations of government buildings and the eventual shutting down of Bangkok's main international and domestic airports for more than a week late last year.
The then antigovernment People's Alliance for Democracy used the mass protests and the late November to early December airport sieges to unseat two elected governments, one led by Samak Sundaravej and the second by Somchai Wongsawat. The PAD alleged both premiers, even though their party had taken the most seats in the general election, were proxies for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the democratically premier overthrown by a military coup in September 2006.
Kasit belongs to the Democrat-led government set up after Somchai was removed from office. The Democrats were in opposition until mid-December. Kasit told Nakasone on Saturday that Thailand is now prepared to move the Japan-Thailand economic partnership ahead and is ready to resolve some outstanding problems such as import and export exemptions at an upcoming meeting between Japanese and Thai trade negotiators. He said he also plans to hold a third joint-commission meeting on bilateral cooperation as soon as possible. Nakasone, Kasit said, told him Japan will soon send a special envoy to several countries in Southeast Asia, starting with Thailand, to discuss ways to resolve the regional financial crisis.
Nakasone is to meet Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong in Phnom Penh on Sunday morning, followed by talks with Laotian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith in Vientiane in the afternoon. He is to return to Tokyo on Monday night.
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