The AIIB is interested in land bridge project – PM Srettha

[FILE] The logo of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is seen at its headquarters in Beijing on June 15, 2023. (Photo by Jade Gao / AFP)

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is interested in the huge land bridge project in southern Thailand, from an investment perspective, and in educational development, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said today.

He said that he had a conversation yesterday with Jin Liqun, AIIB’s chairman, during which they talked about the government’s plan to build the land bridge and to upgrade several airports across the country, adding that Jin had expressed his enthusiasm for the land bridge project and would like to play a role.

As well as investment, the prime minister said that the AIIB could provide support for the project’s feasibility study and in educational development in Thailand, adding that further discussions will…