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US, Thailand vow to strengthen cooperation

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha expressed his hope that Thailand and the US would continue building stronger friendship and cooperation, during a reception for US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on June 2.
US, Thailand vow to strengthen cooperation ảnh 1Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha expressed his hope that Thailand and the US would continue building stronger friendship and cooperation, during a reception for US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman in Bangkok on June 2. (Photo: thestar.com.my)

Bangkok (VNA) - Thailand’s Prime MinisterPrayut Chan-o-cha expressed his hope that Thailand and the US would continuebuilding stronger friendship and cooperation, during a reception for US DeputySecretary of State Wendy Sherman on June 2.

At the meeting, Sherman said the US is ready to helpThailand procure COVID-19 vaccines.

She also praised friendship between the two countriesthat has lasted for over 188 years.

The US has a policy to help many countries, includingThailand, in seeking COVID-19 vaccines in a bid to enable them to overcome thecrisis, she said.

The two sides also talked about the climate,bio-circular-green (BCG) economy, human trafficking and the situation inMyanmar.

Sherman is on a 11-day-long overseas trip, with stopoversincluding Indonesia, Cambodia and Thailand. This is the first trip to SoutheastAsia by a US high-ranking official since President Joe Biden took officeearlier this year./.
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