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