Thailand's Speaker of National Legislative Assembly (NLA)
Meechai Ruchuphan on Sunday met with visiting Vice-Chairman of the
National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative
Conference (CPPCC) Bai Lichen at the Thai parliament building in
Bangkok.
Bai arrived in Thailand at the Thai government's invitation on
October 31 and attended the opening ceremony of the three-month
International Horticultural Exposition in Chiang Mai, north
Thailand on November 1.
He said that with the mutual trust and beneficial cooperation
better enhanced between the countries on political area, the
National Committee of CPPCC is willing to deepen the exchange and
cooperation with Thailand's parliament on different levels to
further promote friendship and understanding between two
peoples.
Meechai, elected as the NLA speaker on October 24, said that
China is a real friend to Thailand, and that the Thai parliament
has always kept good ties with the CPPCC and the National People's
Congress, China's national legislature. Thailand would like to join
efforts with China to put forward the Sino-Thai relations.
Under the interim charter, the 242-member NLA serves as the
interim parliamentary body of Thailand before a new general
election was held.
(Xinhua News Agency November 6, 2006)
