BANGKOK, 15 March 2013 (NNT)- Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck
Shinawatra is scheduled to visit New Zealand and the Independent State of Papua
New Guinea from March 21-25, 2013 at the invitations of the Prime Ministers of
both nations.
According to the Department of American and South Pacific
Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prime Minister Yingluck will bring a team
of private sector and relevant agencies to New Zealand to study that country's
strength with a view to bringing the experience to boost the competitiveness of
the Thai business sector.
Highlights of the visit include sightseeing of New Zealand's
farming industries, particularly milk and beef production, as well as its
famous eco-tourism industry. In addition, Ms. Yingluck will be the first Thai to
receive an honorary doctoral degree from Auckland University of Technology.
Ms. Yingluck is also the first Thai leader to visit the
Independent State of Papua New Guinea made at the invitation of Papua New
Guinean counterpart Peter O'Niel . The country is Thailand's no.1 trading
partner in the South Pacific and is eyed as prospective market of raw materials
due to its abundant natural resources, be it forests, oil or marine lives. On
this visit, the Thai Prime Minister will be giving food hygiene testing and
disease detecting devices to the country as well as educational materials and
memorabilia from Thailand to Papua New Guinea universities.
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