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THE NATION: Thais, Burmese to talk
- Subject: THE NATION: Thais, Burmese to talk
- From: suriya@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 19 Apr 1998 18:55:00
Business
Thais, Burmese to talk
tourism
PM'S Office Minister Jurin Laksanavisit
plans to hold talks with senior Burmese
officials on tourism cooperation between
the two countries at the end of the month.
The talks will aim at loosening, harmonising
and boosting the tourism industry under the
Golden Quadrangle Economic Cooperation
plan, whose members are Burma, Thailand,
south China and Laos.
Thailand and Burma signed an agreement
on academic cooperation in 1994 to
facilitate tourism information. It is expected
that Thailand would assist Burma on
training and airport development.
Burma is also a member of the Mekong
Subregion Economic Cooperation, which
comprises of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos,
Vietnam and China. The two cooperations
will help Thailand become a gateway to
neighbouring countries.
Apart from the cooperation plans between
the two countries, Thailand also wants to
create a seamless travel package among
the nine Asean nations.
Earlier this month Jurin approached the
Cambodian secretary of state for tourism
with proposals to facilitate travel by land, air
and sea between the two countries.
For land travel Thailand had proposed to
issue visas at Poi Pet for both Thai and
foreign visitors, while an airlink would be
made between Ubon Rachathani and Siem
Reap.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)
has also decided to relax immigration
regulations for Chinese visitors entering the
country through Chiang Rai.
Jurin added that the TAT had sought
government approval for the issue of border
passes instead of visas for Chinese visitors
entering the country through the north but
the National Security Council had not
approved it.
He also said that the TAT had asked the
Foreign Ministry to shorten the process of
visa issuance to one day. It now takes from
three to five days.
The Nation