Thailand's Ambassador to Russia talks about the country's desire to join the North-South corridor

The North-South international transportation corridor is of interest to Thailand, the kingdom's ambassador to Russia Sasivat Wongsinsawat told Izvestia.

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"Of course, international communication is one of the main directions of our policy, especially if it concerns transportation routes that will help connect Southeast Asia with Central Asia, all the way to the Middle East," the diplomat said when asked whether Bangkok was interested in joining the North-South transport corridor.

He emphasized that for his country, everything depends on how it can participate in the development of routes such as the North-South corridor.

"We are now working with our friends in the region to promote connectivity in Asia. These are China, all the neighboring countries, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia - friends from ASEAN," he added.

The ambassador said Thailand is currently involved in the construction of the East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC). The idea of creating a route with a total length of 1,300 kilometers between the South China Sea in the east and the Andaman Sea in the Indian Ocean was approved in 1998. Its first sections became operational in December 2006.

"This corridor will connect the westernmost part of Thailand, which borders Myanmar. We have a highway in the east that will connect to Laos, and from Laos there should be another highway that will reach Vietnam. The route will end at one of Vietnam's deep-water seaports, Da Nang. Thus, after the completion of this corridor, the two oceans - the Pacific and the Indian Ocean - will be connected," concluded Sasivat Vongsinsavath.

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