The Prime Minister, along with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul, Defense Minister Sukumpol Suwannatat, Transport Minister Chadchart Sittipunt, Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom, Interior Minister Charupong Ruangsuwan, Energy Minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisal, and PM’s Secretary General Suranand Vejajiva, are set to attend the 5th Thai-Malaysian Annual Consultation. Itinerary is as follows:
10:45 Leave Royal Thai Armed Forced Airport, Wing 6, Don Muang, Bangkok (travel time: 2 hours)
13:45 Arrive at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), Bunga Raya Kompleks (Malaysian local time: / GMT +8 hours)
15:00 Bilateral meeting between PM Yingluck and the Malaysian Prime Minister
16:30 Thai and Malaysian Prime Ministers witness the signing of an Agreement on Cross-Border Transportation and an MOU on Youth and Sports Cooperation
16:45 Joint Press Conference
20:00 Malaysian Prime Minister and wife host a dinner in honor of the Prime Minister of Thailand
22:00 Leave Kuala Lumpur for Thailand
23:00 Arrive at Royal Thai Armed Forced Airport, Wing 6, Don Muang
The Annual Consultation between Thailand and Malaysia was first held in Phuket in 2004 as a mechanism to strengthen relations between top policy-making level officials of both countries, that is, PMs and concerned Ministers. The aim is also to follow up on cooperation on significant areas particularly solutions to the problems concerning the Southern-border provinces and to follow up on economic development projects along the border areas. This visit marks the 2nd visit of PM Yingluck to the Federation of Malaysia following her first state visit in February 2012, and another bilateral meeting with the Malaysian Prime Minister after the first one during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Russia in September last year.