Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has promised future cooperation with Vietnam in all areas, during the ASEAN-US Summit in California.

Gen Prayut has met with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung to discuss bilateral cooperation. Both leaders have agreed to expand their cooperation to other areas and countries in ASEAN.

Their efforts to establish stronger regional ties is meant to increase the group’s negotiating power against other major economies. Thailand and Vietnam will also promote mutual investments under this agreement and increase the value of farm goods.

The Prime Minister also revealed at the summit that Thailand is still having difficulty in proving the nationality of migrant workers in the fishing industry. He said that even though Thailand already has an effective system in dealing with the arrivals of alien workers, he urged their countries of origin to enforce stricter requirements for overseas employment on their citizens.

In today’s meeting, Gen Prayut is scheduled to deliver a speech titled ‘Protecting Peace, Prosperity and Security in the Asia-Pacific,’ before traveling back to Thailand this afternoon from Los Angeles International Airport. He is expected to arrive in Thailand on February 18.