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South committee to build on Saudi ties

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon chairs a meeting of the strategic committee for the development of southern border provinces on Thursday. (Photo: Wassana Nanuam)

The government’s strategic committee for the development of southern border provinces is pushing for a raft of development projects aimed at strengthening ties between Thailand and Saudi Arabia.

A meeting of the committee on Thursday approved the projects after the two kingdoms agreed to re-establish full diplomatic ties following Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s visit to the Middle Eastern country in January, said Maj Gen Patchasak Patirupanont, an assistant spokesman for Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon.

The meeting, chaired by Gen Prawit, approved a…

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