CAIRO: Thailand and Saudi Arabia agreed on Tuesday to exchange ambassadors in the first high-level meeting between the two countries since a row over a jewellery theft nearly three decades ago led the Gulf state to downgrade ties.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and visiting Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha agreed on the appointment of ambassadors “in the near future” and to strengthen economic and trade relations, said a joint statement on Saudi state media.
Saudi Arabian Airlines announced in a Twitter post on Tuesday that it would restart direct flights to Thailand in May.
Saudi Arabia downgraded relations with Bangkok after a…