00:02and deputy prime ministers and members of delegation to Malaysia not only we do
00:08both countries have an excellent long-standing friendship but I'm very
00:15fortunate because this dear friend of mine was a dear friend long before I
00:22became prime minister I think he he probably guessed that I'll make it but
00:27he hosted me for many functions those days and we have had extensive
00:32discussions since then our meeting today is very very substantive and fruitful as
00:40I really do have the prime minister exchanging on issues and trying to
00:47resolve many of the outstanding issues Malaysia and Thailand are important
00:52neighbors in terms of history culture economy trade investments but we
01:01realize that more need to be done to enhance this collaboration in all fields so
01:09we have established some agreement but even before our visit to Bukit Kewi Tam Sadau
01:20tomorrow morning and this is also unique not many such visits goes on to not only the
01:27capital city that goes to the remote areas to the border and this reflects his
01:33personal commitment to enhance these relations so we also discussed the second
01:43bridge this Rantau Panjang Sungai Golok bridge and the proposal that is ongoing we want to
01:51have done fast we initially agreed sometime back and this is something very very positive for the
01:59initially the Perlis Kedah down to Penang and this Rantau Panjang Bridge will be
02:08mainly for South Thailand and Kelantan and also we said this discuss the initial proposal to
02:18revive the Rantau Panjang Sungai Golok Railway bilateral trade target of 30 billion dollars by 2027
02:29we have to work hard and I think both foreign ministers and meeting ministers should focus on this because
02:37strong friendship and collaboration in all fields including tourism must start with the fundamental issue of
02:46economic and trade we agreed also to proceed with the special border economic zones and to facilitate
02:56exchanges in immigration customs between the two countries and we have resolved this issue of
03:05outstanding issues of fisheries with both ministers commitment and they wanted the memorandum to continue and
03:14be affected in one and a half month and we agreed it should be affected in one week
03:24and the other issues of course training and collaboration I don't have real problems here particularly with
03:32Pramish Anutin we are in touch almost on a weekly basis he's very good with his WhatsApp and very fast
03:43in the response and there's help and the Minister of Foreign Affairs sometimes complain to me because we made the
03:49decision of the
03:49earlier before the foreign ministers aware that shows the extent of trust and collaboration which will be meaningful and fruitful
04:01for both countries
04:04I do appreciate his collaboration and his stance in securing continued peace in the issue of the border and we
04:14said we will of course continue to listen and have the exchanges to ensure that there is no
04:24this escalation but we trust the wisdom of the leadership of countries both countries to ensure that
04:33ASEAN remains a vibrant peaceful country I'm also extremely delighted to hear
04:40Pramish Anutin's view on Myanmar because we in Malaysia is of the opinion that the best way to resolve this
04:51long-standing issue is to
04:54through effective engagement and to allow for Myanmar people to decide for themselves and Thailand is an important friend and
05:04neighbour can play a pivotal role
05:06and thank you very much to the foreign minister for taking initiative to invite all ASEAN foreign ministers to deliberate
05:14this further and listen to the various parties including the new Myanmar foreign minister
05:20so thank you again Prime Minister Anutin come again soon because you make us so comfortable and happy and very
05:29relaxed I mean my colleagues would certainly agree with me
05:33you see these meetings it is like among friends like among old friends you know is there a problem you
05:38are going to solve it next week two weeks time this doesn't happen in most countries this happens only because
05:45Thailand is an important country and Prime Minister Anutin is now here
05:52Thank you very much again
05:53Thank you Honourable Prime Minister
06:00May I invite His Excellency Prime Minister of Thailand to deliver his statement
06:07Your Excellency Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim or to me my Pa
06:21And Excellency Prime Minister of Thailand and Excellency Prime Minister of Thailand
06:26Our dear colleagues member of the press ladies and gentlemen allow me on behalf of my colleagues that accompany me
06:36to this official visit to Malaysia to thank and express our sincere appreciation for the warm hospitality
06:48that your Excellency has given to us as ever
06:55It is always a pleasure to return to this wonderful country and especially today I am really pleased to that
07:08we have had another productive discussion with Premier Anwar and his team
07:19Out of that I would like to reaffirm that we are not here to just visit our dear friends whom
07:29we highly respect but we are here to enhance our friendships relationships collaboration prosperity for our countries and our people
07:41Please allow me to briefly highlight some of the key outcomes of our discussions
07:48First on connectivity and border development
07:51I inform Premier Anwar that ending violence and addressing the challenges in Thailand's southern border provinces remains a top priority
08:02for my government
08:04Today we reaffirm our shared conviction that peace and development must go hand in hand
08:11Peace creates the conditions for development while development helps build lasting peace
08:20Our both of our countries will continue to strengthen close and sustain cooperation to advance both security and development in
08:31our border areas
08:32We also agreed to enhance coordination to develop southern Thailand and northern Malaysia better connectivity
08:43Tomorrow we will meet again Premier Anwar and myself will travel to the border to preside over the official opening
08:53of the new road alignment
08:55Linking the new Sadao and Bukit Kayu Hitam checkpoints
09:00The largest and most strategic land border crossing between our two countries
09:07We also discussed plans to promote seamless multi-modal connectivity on both western and eastern corridors of the peninsula
09:19As part of our broader vision for deeper regional integration and long-term economic resilience
09:29On security and peace, I express my appreciation to Malaysia's role as facilitator of the peace dialogue process
09:42I appreciate the firm assurance of the Prime Minister of Malaysia that Malaysia does not condone any act of violence
09:53and will continue to work closely with Thailand to ensure that those responsible are brought to justice
10:00We are pleased with close cooperation between defense and security agencies of our two countries too
10:10I also welcome the upcoming visit of Thailand's Minister of Defense to Malaysia again next week to further strengthen defense
10:21cooperation between our armed forces
10:24We agreed to increase cooperation to combat transnational crimes along the shared border
10:32A joint working group will be established to coordinate security barriers along the Kolok River
10:40On another coordination among our two countries, we also agreed to enhance coordination between the relevant water authorities to improve
10:57water level monitoring
10:59monitoring and strengthen flood prevention in the Kolok Basin
11:05On trade and investment, Malaysia remains Thailand's largest trading partner in ASEAN
11:13Our bilateral trade has already reached approximately 28 billion U.S. dollars
11:21And we are confident that we will achieve our 30 billion U.S. dollars target very soon with the joint
11:31cooperation that we are working together right now
11:36We will meet among the joint trade committee to set a new more ambitious trade target
11:47We also fully support efforts to enhance regional value chains and supply chains by building on the complementary strength of
11:57our two economies
11:58Looking ahead, we will focus on food security, energy security and digital economy including high-tech industries
12:08On food security, we welcome the meeting between our ministers of agriculture to find amicable solutions in which we have
12:18concluded a moment ago
12:22To do the pending cases of market access for fishery and agricultural products
12:28On people-to-people relations, we will increase cooperation to promote two-way tourism with better connectivity
12:38And I really thank the Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and the people of Malaysia for taking good care of Thai
12:52people living here in Malaysia
12:54And lastly, our two countries will celebrate the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations next year
13:03We expect that many activities and collaborations will happen in due course
13:13Our ministers and relevant agencies will ensure concrete follow-up on the discussions agreed today
13:21I have also extended an invitation to the Prime Minister and his team to visit Thailand at the time of
13:30their convenience
13:31And I very much look forward to reciprocating the warm hospitality extended to us during this visit
13:40And I wish you best of luck for your upcoming election in Chohong
13:47Thank you so much
13:49Thank you
13:50Thank you, Excellency
13:56Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen
13:58We have reached the conclusion of our joint press conference
14:03Announcing the departure of His Excellency Prime Minister of Thailand
14:07And the Honourable Prime Minister of Malaysia
14:10Thank you
14:10Thank you
14:10Thank you
14:10Thank you
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