DUSHANBE, September 24, 2010, Asia-Plus -- On Thursday September 23, President Emomali Rahmon, who is currently in New York to attend the 65th session of the UN General Assembly, met with Prime Minister of Thailand Abhisit Vejjajiva, according to presidential press service.

In the course of the talks, Rahmon and Abhisit discussed bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Thailand as well as the process of implementation of bilateral agreements singed in Bangkok and Dushanbe in 2005.

They also agreed to set up a joint Tajik-Thai commission for trade and economic cooperation.

The sides outlined sectors like agriculture and tourism as areas that could drive the bilateral trade between the two countries.