Japan and Thailand agree to cooperate on railway development

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed in Tokyo to further develop the strategic partnership between their nations, pledging to deepen economic cooperation to develop Thailand’s railway networks. “It was very significant that we were able to confirm cooperation in the development of railway transport networks in Thailand,” Abe said. The transport ministries of the two countries alsto signed a “Memorandum of Intent on Cooperation of the Railway Sector.”