Ms Yingluck on Monday had a one-day official visit to Jakarta to foster relations between the two members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
The Thai first female prime minister was received an official welcoming ceremony by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono before both leaders had a full discussion on a wide range of topics, covering bilateral, regional and multilateral issues.
Indonesia, as ASEAN chair, said it wanted to see a good atmosphere between Thailand and Cambodia and expressed confidence that the relations between the two ASEAN member countries will improve, Ms Yingluck said.
"I informed the regional bloc chair that I plan to visit Cambodia and Laos," Ms Yingluck said. The action pleased Indonesia which earlier worried over the row between the two countries as it showed that Thailand is putting effort into creating good environment among the ASEAN members, leading to the strengthened regional bloc, the Thai premier said.
Ms Yingluck said she and the Indonesian President expressed satisfaction with their economic cooperation as both are important trading partner of each other.
"...both the president and I agree that there are other ways to expand our economic cooperation and trade, especially in the areas of energy and tourism," Ms Yingluck was quoted by Agence France Presse (AFP) as saying.
"Thailand and Indonesia are determined to contribute to regional food security. We hope to continue cooperation in the rice trade," the Indonesian president was quoted as saying.(*)
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