Thailand keen to resume tours with Vietnam: Ambassador
Thailand will work with Vietnam on reopening tours between the two countries, particularly in increasing tourist arrivals between Thailand and Ho Chi Minh City, Thai Ambassador to Vietnam Nikorndej Balankura has said.
Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen (R) receives Thai Ambassador to Vietnam Nikorndej Balankura (Photo: www.sggp.org.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Thailand will work with Vietnam on reopenin🗹g tours betweenthe two countries, particularly in increasing tourist arrivals between Thailandand Ho Chi Minh City, Thai Ambassador to Vietnam Nikorndej Balankura has said.
He revealedthe information during a meeting with Secretary of the municipal Party CommitteeNguyen Van Nen on November 11. At thereception, Nen appreciated the long-standing Vietnam-Thailand friendship andthanked the General Consulate of Thailand and the Thai community in HCM Cityfor their support in the local COVID-19 fight. The Thaiambassador vowed to do his utmost to foster the countries’ relations and theties between Thai localities and HCM City.
Hailing HCMCity’s role as the economic-trade hub which houses 80 percent of Thai companiesin Vietnam, he expressed his gratitude to the local authorities for supportingthe Thai community, especially during the recent COVID-19 outbreaks.
In preparationfor cooperation post-pandemic, Thailand will focus on ramping up thet🎶rade and investment relations with Vietnam, he added.
Tourists in Thailand (Illustrative photo: VNA)
The TourismAuthority of Thailand will devise a specific plan on the cooperation with theVietnamese side in the coming time. At theevent, the two sides agreed on the holding of activities in December to celebratethe 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties this year. Thailand isnow the largest trade partner of Vietnam in ASEAN and the ninth leading foreigninvestor out of 140 countries and territories investing in Vietnam. The twocountries have closely collaborated and supported each other at regional and internationalforums. Thailand isthe 12th largest investor of HCM City with a total registered capital of more than 467 million USD across 231 projects. In addition,the city welcomes in excess of 180,000 Thai holidaymakers each year, making Thailand rank ninth in the number of tourists to HCM City./.
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Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen (R) receives Thai Ambassador to Vietnam Nikorndej Balankura (Photo: www.sggp.org.vn) 
Tourists in Thailand (Illustrative photo: VNA) 
