Agriculture Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit plans to visit Malaysia on June 17 to seek a permanent solution to the seabass-shrimp dispute after Kuala Lumpur banned imports of five Thai shrimp species.

Thailand’s Commerce Ministry will escalate Malaysia’s suspension of five Thai shrimp species to WTO and ASEAN discussions while pushing 13 urgent measures to redirect exports, absorb 400 tonnes a month and protect the seafood trade.