Four FMs agree on closer ties

Four FMs agree on closer ties

THAILAND: The foreign ministers of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and
Myanmar (Burma) agreed on Friday on a range of initiatives aimed
at creating tighter economic bonds between the four countries.

Speaking to Thai reporters after a meeting of the four
ministers in Bangkok, Thai Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai
said a working group had been established to oversee new economic
cooperation initiatives.

He said progress in increasing economic cooperation between
the nations would be assessed at a senior ministers meeting
scheduled to be held in Cambodia on Aug. 29.

Among the key issues the ministers agreed to cooperate on were
boosting bilateral trade and investment, particularly in the
agriculture sector. --DPA