1 week Ago By Bloomberg
The schedule for talks has been adjusted, and Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira, Thailand’s lead negotiator, will give more details on Tuesday, according to government spokesman Jirayu Houngsub. He did not give any reasons for rescheduling the talks originally set for Wednesday. Pichai also did not travel to Seattle last week to meet with American businessmen as previously announced.
Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan, who is also part of the negotiation team, said the government was hopeful of a “good outcome” whenever the negotiations were held as the two countries have a “good and long-standing” bilateral relations. Thailand has offered to step up imports of US commodities such as corn, natural gas and ethane, besides reducing import duties and removing non-tariff barriers to secure a deal. It has also pledged stricter inspection of goods shipped to the US to prevent counterfeiting by third countries to dodge the high tariffs facing them.
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