Apec leaders and their wives posing for a group photograph before the gala dinner of the 25th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit (Apec) at the Sheraton Hotel in Da Nang, Vietnam, on Friday. (EPA-EFE photo)DA NANG: Thailand insists on supporting multilateral free trade, despite US President Donald Trump reiterating his America First policy again at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Vietnam, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday. "I will make bilateral trade agreements with any Indo-Pacific nation that wants to be our partner and that will abide by the principles of fair and reciprocal trade," he said. She said there is a global trend of switching from multilateral to bilateral agreements as these tend to be more flexible, and Thailand should not miss this opportunity. He also announced he would tackle Washington's trade deficit with other countries, notably China.

Source: Bangkok Post November 10, 2017 23:37 UTC