Thai foreign minister to visit PHL, meet with DFA chief
Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Surapong Tovichakchaikul will be in the Philippines for a two-day official visit this week, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday.
Surapong will pay a courtesy call on President Benigno Aquino III and will meet with Philippine counterpart Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario.
The two ministers will be co-chairing the Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation on June 20 to 21 where both countries will discuss issues on law enforcement, defense, energy, education, and technical cooperation.
Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez said agreements on taxation and establishment of an energy forum between the Philippines and Thailand will be signed during the meeting.
Manila and Bangkok first held the JCBC in March 24, 1992. — Michaela del Callar/BM, GMA News