Thailand and India ink agreements
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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Tanasak Patimapragorn Monday announced the achievements of the 7th India-Thailand joint committee meeting - which included the instruments of ratification for the extradition treaty between the two countries.
The other agreements signed were: a memorandum of understanding on the establishment of Nalanda University, a convention on the exemption of double taxation between Thailand and India, and a memorandum of understanding on India’s traditional medicine between Rangsit University and the ministry responsible for India’s traditional medicine.
Both sides also agreed to accelerate the meetings for the remaining issues such as the establishment of an Indo-Thai Free Trade Area, the exchanges of information between the security agencies of both countries and the construction of the India-Myanmar-Thai Tripartite Highway.
India’s Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj extended a formal invitation for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan to visit India.
Sushma was in Bangkok for an official three-day visit that ended Monday.
