10 September 2016

News Story: Thai, Malaysian leaders discuss border security, bilateral cooperation

BANGKOK, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of Thailand and Malaysia on Friday met in Bangkok with countering extremism as one of their top agendas at the 6th Malaysia-Thailand Annual Consultation.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, who arrived in Bangkok on Thursday night for a six-day visit, held a closed door meeting with his Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-o-cha.

In a joint statement after the meeting, the two leaders leaders vowed to keeping the 650-kilometer border safe.

The two sides discussed the idea of building a wall at the Thai-Malaysian border, Colonel Yutthanam Petchmuang, a spokesman for Thailand's Internal Security Operations Command told reporters after the meeting.

"The idea of building a wall at the Thai-Malay border is still at its primitive stage," said Yutthanam, "Nothing is confirmed yet in terms of logistics. Both leaders shared the idea when they were at the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Vientiane."

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