The new Vietnamese ambassador to Thailand on Thursday pledged Vietnam will not allow any groups to launch activities against Thailand, while his Lao counterpart said Laos would maintain good relations with Thailand including security cooperation. Nguyen Hai Bang, the new Vietnamese ambassador to Thailand, and Seng Soukhathivong, the new Lao ambassador to Thailand, spoke to Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon during visits to the ministry in Bangkok to introduce themselves. AVM Rangsan Yaowarat, assistant spokesman for the Defence Ministry, said the Vietnamese ambassador said his country would strive to strengthen cooperation on anti-human trafficking, illegal immigration, labour and law enforcement. The new Lao ambassador to Thailand, meanwhile, rated Thai-Lao relations as "very good", said defence spokesman Kongcheep Tantravanich. He also said Thailand would work harder to improve the quality of life of people living on the Thai-Lao border.

Source: Bangkok Post February 22, 2018 21:11 UTC