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BSS, Dhaka

Foreign Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury received the Thai Ambassador to Bangladesh Chaiermpoi Thanchitt at the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday morning.

The Thai ambassador invited the foreign adviser to be the chief guest at an event in Dhaka marking the 36th anniversary of Bangladesh-Thailand diplomatic relations.

They discussed the forthcoming meeting between Foreign Minister Tej Bunnag of Thailand and the Foreign Adviser scheduled to take place in New Delhi today on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC Minister Meeting.

They also agreed that the Joint commission between Bangladesh and Thailand which has been dormant for several years, should be revived soon, possibly by March-April next year.

The ambassador apprised the foreign adviser of the latest positive developments with regard to the Thai-Cambodia border issue.

"I am looking forward to my first meeting with the new Thai Foreign Minister today, in many ways we have had an identical diplomatic career which should help our friendship," Dr Iftekhar Chowdhury told the media afterwards.