PM’s to hold bilateral talks with Xi Jinping, Putin

FUJIAN, Sept 3 (TNA) -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha attends the BRICS Summit on Sept 4 and 5 in China and on the occasion will have bilateral discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, deputy government spokesman Werachon Sukondhapatipak said. The talks were set on Sept 4 when Gen Prayut would also witness the signing of four cooperation agreements with China, Lt Gen Werachon said. In the evening of Sept 4, the Thai prime minister and his spouse would join a reception dinner that the Chinese president would hold for national leaders attending the summit. The deputy government spokesman praised China for smoothly hosting the summit of the association of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) and providing participants with effective security services. Security services also covered participants’ routes between their airport and hotel and traffic was managed well for convenient transportation, he said. One hotel was reserved for the delegation of each national leader and some zones were closed to facilitate participants. (END)