Excitingly, the free trade agreement (FTA) bilaterally negotiated between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Thailand is quickly approaching completion. Thailand’s Minister of Commerce, Phumtham Wechayachai, recently briefed the public that the negotiations are estimated to be roughly 80% complete after productive dialogue with UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi. Notably, agreements spanning a variety of sectors have been successfully negotiated, such as those relating to food, auto parts, air conditioners, and select agricultural goods. “We are steadily progressing and look forward to tentatively finalizing the negotiations by the end of the year,” commented Phumtham. Thailand played host to the fourth round of Thai-UAE FTA negotiations, which took place between September 26 and 28. Keen on advancing international trade cooperation, the government endeavours to expedite these negotiations actively. Contemplative committee meetings convened for trade negotiations, led by the Director-General of the Department of Trade…
