Aquino to visit Kingdom of Thailand on May 26-27
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III will be attending to a busy schedule as he embarks on a 2-
day state visit to the Kingdom of Thailand on May 26 to 27, which aims to further strengthen
bilateral ties between the two countries.
During the visit, President Aquino and PM Abhisit is set to discuss important issues including
combating drug trafficking, agriculture cooperation, cooperation in regional and multilateral
forums and most importantly explore ways to further strengthen bilateral ties of the two nations.
It is also expected that the President will take the opportunity to present his administration’s
Public-Private Partnership (PPP) program to PM Abhisit and the Thai business community.
Dating back to 1949, bilateral relations between the Philippines and Thailand are among the most
robust and stable in the Asian region.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) noted that the two countries have regular exchanges of
high-level government visits, healthy trade and investment environments that have encouraged
major Philippine and Thai companies to invest in each other’s countries, and friendly people-to-
people interactions that have promoted closer social and cultural understanding between and
among their citizens.
The President will then also meet the Filipinos living and working here in Thailand to personally
thank them for their hard work and ability to participate in the Kingdom’s economic growth and
development. (PCOO/PIA)
