Russia, Thailand Discuss Upping Relations To Strategic Partnership Level - Ambassador

Sumaira FH Published February 09, 2019 | 03:45 PM

Russia and Thailand are considering the opportunity of lifting their cooperation up to the level of strategic partnership, Russian Ambassador to Thailand Evgeny Tomikhin said on Saturday on the occasion of the Russian Diplomat Day, celebrated on February 10.

BANGKOK (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 09th February, 2019) Russia and Thailand are considering the opportunity of lifting their cooperation up to the level of strategic partnership, Russian Ambassador to Thailand Evgeny Tomikhin said on Saturday on the occasion of the Russian Diplomat Day, celebrated on February 10.

"Thailand is one of the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). If we proceed from last year's Russia-ASEAN summit in Singapore, we have established a strategic partnership with ASEAN. Based on this, we are discussing with our colleagues from different ASEAN countries and, of course, with Thailand, the possibilities for bringing our bilateral relations up to the level of strategic partnership," Tomikhin told reporters.

Moscow and Bangkok plan to discuss the use of national currencies in trade at the upcoming session of the Russian-Thai working group on interbank cooperation, set to take place later this year, according to the diplomat.

At the same time, Russia also expects to open its Consulate General in the Thai resort province of Phuket this year, the ambassador underlined.