"Next year will be an appropriate time to rehabilitate our relationship with the EU, both bilaterally and multilaterally, as well as resume Thai-EU FTA talks," Mr Somkid said. In June 2015, the EU said it would delay signing an agreement on closer economic and political ties and demanded a swift return to democracy. On Monday, the bloc said it had agreed to resume political contact at all levels with Thailand. A meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels deemed it "appropriate to pursue a gradual political re-engagement with Thailand". In 2016, the EU was Thailand's fourth-largest trade partner, with two-way trade between Thailand and the EU totalling US$40.13 billion (1.30 trillion baht).

Source: Bangkok Post December 15, 2017 00:22 UTC