Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman receives Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha in Riyadh, on Jan 25, 2022. - Reuters
CAIRO (Reuters): Saudi Arabia and Thailand agreed on Tuesday (Jan 25) to exchange ambassadors in the first high-level meeting between the two countries since a row over a jewellery theft nearly three decades ago led the Gulf state to downgrade ties.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and visiting Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-O-Cha agreed on the appointment of ambassadors "in the near future" and to strengthen economic and trade relations, said a joint statement on Saudi state media.
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