Thailand will propose to Cambodia that they jointly develop border areas and transport links between the two countries, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul said yesterday.
The proposals would be tabled for discussions at a meeting between ministers and senior officials in Phnom Penh on June 10-11, he said.
Mr Surapong will co-chair the joint working group on border development and transport links with his Cambodian counterpart Hor Namhong.
Provincial governors from both sides of the Thai-Cambodian border will also be invited to attend the meeting.
Thailand will send details of the joint development proposals to Cambodia ahead of the meeting, Mr Surapong said.
Thailand wants to develop two special economic zones similar to the one linking Mae Sot district of Tak with Myanmar.
The first would link Sa Kaeo's Aranyaprathet district to Cambodia's Poipet district in Banteay Meanjeay province.
The second would link Trat province with Koh Kong.
Thailand will also develop roads, railways and border checkpoints, he said. Proposed road projects include improving roads Nos.5, 6 and 48 linking Koh Kong and Saair Ampur.
Rail projects include a six-kilometre Aranyaprathet-Ban Klong Luek line in Sa Kaeo province and a 48km Poipet-Sisophon line in Cambodia.
The border checkpoints at Ban Nong Aien in Sa Kaeo and the Ban Strung Bot in Banteay Meanjeay will be upgraded.
Mr Surapong said Thailand will consider selling more electricity to Cambodia, up from 80 megawatts to 120 megawatts a year, and will help develop a hydro-power plant in Strung Num and a coal-fired power plant in Koh Kong.