Thai premier to visit Indonesia

Tue, 24 Dec 1996 | Source: UPI

BANGKOK (UPI): The Thai Foreign Ministry says Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh will make his first overseas trip as head of the government early next month with a visit to Indonesia.

A Foreign Ministry spokesman said yesterday that Chavalit, who became prime minister after his party won the Nov. 17 general election, will meet with Indonesian President Soeharto on Jan. 3rd and 4th.

Soeharto is ASEAN's most senior leader.

The spokesman said it had become a tradition among ASEAN heads-of-government to visit each other early in their administrations. He said the newly appointed Thai foreign minister, Prachuab Chaisarn, will visit Malaysia on Jan. 6th.

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