Yingluck heads to Bahrain, Qatar
Play
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will officially visit Bahrain from today until May 15, and Qatar from May 15-16, to boost relations, cooperation in trade and medical services, and other aspects of bilateral ties.
The visit to Bahrain, the premier’s first official trip to the Middle East, is also important for Thai-Bahraini diplomatic relations, which celebrate their 35th anniversary this year.
During her visit to Bahrain, Yingluck will be granted an audience by King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa and Shaikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa. She will also attend a meeting with Bahrain’s Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa, which will include cabinet members from the two countries. The Thai and Bahraini PMs will co-chair the Thai-Bahrain tourism cooperation MoU signing ceremony. Yingluck will thank Bahrain for its support for Thailand at the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) regarding the violence in the South.
During her visit to Qatar, Yingluck will be granted an audience with the Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and will attend a meeting with PM Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani along with cabinet members from the two countries. Yingluck was also scheduled to give an interview to the Al-Jazeera news agency.
The premier would also be accompanied by some 50 Thai businesspersons from 40 firms and 15 associations from various fields.
