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By Prashanth Parameswaran
Bangkok and Canberra plan to boost counterterrorism cooperation.
Thailand and Australia plan to sign a new anti-terrorism pact amid rising concerns about the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the Asia-Pacific region, the Southeast Asian state’s defense minister said Friday.
Speaking after meeting visiting Australian justice minister Michael Keenan, Prawit Wongsuwon, who is also Thailand’s deputy prime minister, said that the two countries were working toward a memorandum of understanding on anti-terrorism cooperation, which will be signed soon.
“Our cooperation [with Australia] will be strengthened and a memorandum of understanding on anti-terrorism cooperation will be signed with Australia. However, discussions over the details must be carried out first,” he said.
Prawit said that his talks with Keenan, who is also the minister assisting Australia’s prime minister on counterterrorism, had centered on transnational crime, narcotics and terrorism. Keenan also met with other Thai officials, including his counterpart Paiboon Koomchaya and the deputy national police chief Srivara Ransibrahmanakul.
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