SAMUT SAKHON, Aug 15 – Thailand and Myanmar are
keen to jointly develop their fisheries business prior to the launch of
the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), according to Thai businessmen in the
seafood industry.
A 92-member delegation from Myanmar, led by Myeik Chamber of Commerce
president U Hla Than, visited Thailand’s fishing province of Samut
Sakhon to explore opportunities in fisheries investment in light of the
more convenient transport and services between the two countries in the
next two years when the Southeast Asian region is integrated under the
AEC framework.
The Myanmar delegates visited Thai seafood markets, seafood
processing factories and the Sin Sakhon industrial plant in the seaboard
province.
Chumpol Sritaptim, a trade official in Samut Sakhon, said the Myanmar
businessmen were highly interested in exporting fishing products to
Thailand.
At least 45 per cent of fisheries products in Samut Sakhon are
currently imported from Myanmar through the southwestern province of
Ranong, he said.
He said the opening of a road from the Singkorn checkpoint in
Prachuap Khiri khan to Samut Sakhon would facilitate transport of
seafood from Myanmar and possibly elevate Samut Sakhon as the major hub
of seafood trading in Asia.
source: Pattayamail
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