Almotamar Net - On his way to Japan, President Ali Abdullah Saleh
took a destination pause in the Thai capital Bangkok where he met
with Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs, Khantathi Suphamongkon
During the meeting, they discussed mutual relations between Yemen and Thailand and means of enhancing them. Talks also touched on developing trade cooperation in fisheries, air transportation and tourism. Suphamongkon briefed Saleh on the situation in north Thailand and the Thai Government's efforts to solve problems and reinforce national solidarity, asking the Yemeni President to mediate between Thailand and Malaysia to solve the dispute over the 131 Thai refugees. President Saleh pledged to play a role in normalizing ties between Thailand and Malaysia.