Thai PM arrives Myanmar for official visit

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva arrived Nay Pyi Taw Monday on an official visit to Myanmar.

It is Abhisit's return visit to that to Thailand made by his Myanmar counterpart U Thein Sein in April 2008.

Abhisit is expected to hold talks with Thein Sein on economic cooperation and trade relations between the two countries.

U Thein Sein's 2008 visit to Thailand has paved way for promoting the two neighbors' bilateral trade and economic cooperation.

During that visit, cooperation between the two governments in a number of sectors were initiated which covered narcotic drug eradication, hydropower, energy, mining, agriculture and industry.

According to official statistics, in the fiscal year 2009-10 which ended in March, bilateral trade amounted to 3.577 billion U. S. dollars, up 16.2 percent from 2008-09.

Of the total, Myanmar's export to Thailand amounted to 3.169 billion dollars while its import from Thailand reached over 408 million dollars, enjoying a trade surplus of 2.761 billion dollars.

Source: Xinhua