Srettha to meet Anwar in southern province to discuss border security

NationThailand/Bernama-July 31

Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin will meet his Malaysian counterpart, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, in the southern province to discuss border security and dual citizenship issues. Srettha said he will meet with concerned security agencies on Wednesday (July 31) to prepare for the meeting with Anwar. “We will be meeting the Malaysian prime minister to discuss issues of border security and dual citizenship on Aug 3 in the southern border province,” he said after chairing a Cabinet meeting at Government House here Tuesday. Srettha said the Interior Minister and the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army will be among the delegation during his visit to the southern provinces this Saturday. Earlier, in Putrajaya, Anwar said he would meet Srettha in Golok and Rantau Panjang to discuss border security and to stimulate economic growth in the northern Peninsula and southern Thailand on Aug 3. This is the second working visit of the two leaders to the border provinces. On Nov 27 last year, Srettha and Anwar undertook a working visit to SadaoSongkhla, in southern Thailand to discuss bilateral cooperation. The visit, held at the invitation of Srettha, among others, aimed to review the progress of the road alignment project connecting the Bukit Kayu Hitam ImmigrationCustomsQuarantine and Security (ICQS) checkpoint in Malaysia and the Sadao CustomsImmigration and Quarantine(CIQComplex in Thailand. The two prime ministers have met at least six times since Srettha was sworn in as prime minister on Sept 5. Read more at: https://www.nationthailand.com/blogs/news/general/40040143