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"Trade flies the flag": Thai PM Srettha Thavisin meets U.S business leaders  #Srettha #เศรษฐา #ThailandNews #primeminister

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00:00 I'm delighted to meet many prominent business leaders today.

00:06 Your presence here reflects the immense interest and importance that American business community

00:12 gives to Thailand.

00:14 I'm here on a specific mission, accompanied by Thai business people who have traveled

00:20 from Thailand to meet with their American counterparts.

00:24 I hope that tonight's event serves as a platform for networking and forging the new partnership

00:31 that would further connect our two countries and economies.

00:35 I can see that Thailand and the U.S. are natural and mutually beneficial partners.

00:42 Most notable are the ties among our business communities, which have gone from strength

00:47 to strength.

00:50 From my point of view, trade flies the flag.

00:56 This year, as we celebrate 190th anniversary of Thai-U.S. diplomatic relations, the deep

01:03 economic ties that bind us together remain robust and will continue to thrive.

01:09 Our bilateral trade rebounded robustly regardless of the global pandemic.

01:16 Last year, it exceeded $65 billion, with the U.S. reclaiming its position as Thailand's

01:23 second largest trading partner for the first time in 15 years.

01:30 This upcoming economic impetus to drive Thailand's value chain will present vast opportunities

01:37 for the U.S. businesses.

01:40 I encourage American companies to support Thailand digitization efforts, particularly

01:45 on the Internet of Things, cloud technology, data center, and artificial intelligence.

01:53 I hope to see you all again in Thailand later this year.

01:57 Thank you and Sawasdee krap.

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