Thai-Saudi ministerial meet cracks ice | Bangkok Post: news

News > Local News

Thai-Saudi ministerial meet cracks ice

Thailand is optimistic about improving ties with Saudi Arabia after the first official meeting at a ministerial level in two decades.

Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul held talks with Saudi Arabia's Deputy Foreign Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.

Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul meets with Saudi Arabia's Deputy Foreign Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz in NeYork. (Photo courtesy of the Foreign Ministry)

This article is older than 60 days, which we reserve for our premium members only.You can subscribe to our premium member subscription, here.

Most Viewed

  • Plodprasop to portray ex-king at water summit

    Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi will don full costume and take to the stage in front of international delegates as part of the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit in Chiang Mai, but denies it will be "inappropriate".

Forum

image

Your comments

  • villaba

    ThailandPost : 109

    Send message

    Discussion 3 : 27 Sep 2012 at 07.193

    I believe it helped when YC's wife gave back the blue stones that she was pictured wearing at some hi-so bash a few years ago.

  • franklin

    ThailandPost : 1,260

    Send message

    Discussion 2 : 26 Sep 2012 at 20.102

    Google "The Blue Diamond Case" and read it in depth. I'm amazed Saudi Arabia would want anything to do with Thailand. Theft, denial, fake jewels offered in return, corruption, unsolved multiple murders and relationship at the lowest diplomatic level for more than 20 years. Saudi Arabia did absolutely nothing wrong or improper. This is a prime example of the lengths Thailand’s governments will go to 'save face". Pathetic!

  • bern1005

    United KingdomPost : 686

    Send message

    Discussion 1 : 26 Sep 2012 at 20.081

    "Thailand is optimistic" is not news it is only PR, what would be news is to know what the Saudis think or to hear what, if any, progress has really been made.

Reply

Sign in once and access every part of the website at your convenience!

Please log in to our Bangkokpost.com community to post your comment.
You can sign in to the community by clicking here.

If you are not part of the community yet, please sign up here. By being part of this community you will get all these privileges.