Visiting Thai PM, PNoy Advance Trade Relations

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MANILA, Philippines - Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra met Thursday with President Benigno S. Aquino III in her first official visit to the Philippines and agreed to advance bilateral trade and ensure rice exports to the country. Shinawatra, likewise, expressed support to the Aquino administration's Public-Private Partnership (PPP) program. "Thailand appreciates the Philippines' high support for Thai investors and willingness to remove some of restrictions on trade and investment. Thailand is also ready to export more rice to the Philippines," she said. "Thailand is ready to provide support to Thai investors who wish to invest in the Philippines under the Public-Private Partnership programs," she added, noting that Thailand recognizes the Aquino administration's efforts against corruption. She said that her visit …