Thailand and the European Union (EU) have agreed to restart negotiations over a free trade agreement, officials said on Thursday, nearly a decade after talks were stalled by a military coup in the Southeast Asian country.
Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said after a meeting in Brussels with the EU Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis that the two sides aim to re-launch talks within the first quarter of this year.
Dombrovskis said on Twitter: “Both sides want a comprehensive, high-quality agreement, with ambitious sustainability provisions”.
The EU suspended trade negotiations with Thailand in 2014…