The Prime Minister is preparing for a visit to Vietnam, and has ordered accelerated cooperation between Thailand and Vietnam to boost trade to 2.5 billion dollars.

The Prime Minister is preparing to visit Vietnam at the invitation of President To Lam, and will order accelerated cooperation between Thailand and Vietnam to boost trade to 2.5 billion dollars.

June 2, 2026, at 10:00 AM, Room 501, Command Building, Government House. Ms. Rachada Thanadirek, Spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office. It was revealed that Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul chaired the Cabinet meeting. Before the meeting agenda began, he informed the attendees of the successful reception for President To Lam of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, who paid an official visit as a guest of the government on May 28th.

Prime Minister It was said that in The discussions were conducted in a very positive atmosphere. Both sides agreed that Thailand and Vietnam are important countries in ASEAN and have great potential for further cooperation, particularly in the areas of economics, trade, investment, infrastructure connectivity, energy, food security, technology, future industries, and cooperation within the ASEAN framework. By upgrading our cooperation to a comprehensive strategic partnership, we have set a target to increase bilateral trade to US$25,000 billion from the current US$24,000 billion.

The Prime Minister reiterated that... I want all ministries to view this visit as a significant opportunity to elevate Thai-Vietnamese cooperation from "good relations" to "tangible cooperation," especially after the Cabinet approved the draft Comprehensive Partnership Action Plan between Thailand and Vietnam for 2569-2574.

Furthermore, the Prime Minister mentioned accepting the invitation to visit Hanoi and attending the ASEAN Future Forum (AFF 2026) regional summit on June 8-9, 2569. He therefore requested relevant agencies to quickly identify areas within their ministries where they can immediately leverage collaboration with Vietnam, whether it be increasing trade value, promoting investment, improving logistics connectivity, clean energy, food security, or human resource development.

"It is important that this cooperation does not end in documents or meetings, but must translate into plans, projects, and tangible results for the people and businesses of both countries. Therefore, I urge all ministries to seriously and continuously move forward with this." The Prime Minister concluded his remarks.

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