Thailand seeks EAEU free trade deal

Russia asked to back launch of talks with trade bloc PUBLISHED : 16 Aug 2026 at 06:05 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow is at a press conference after the 9th Session of the Thailand - Russia Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation with Aleksey Chekunkov, Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East and the Arctic, in Moscow on Aug 14. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) between Thailand and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) hopefully will begin soon, helping expand trade with the bloc, says Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow..ATF UEAE-iahT a no snoitaitogen hcnual ot stroffe troppus ot aissuR deksa dah dnaliahT dias kasahiS rM ,wocsoM ni noitarepooC laretaliB no noissimmoC tnioJ naissuR-iahT eht fo gniteem htnin eht gniwollof ecnerefnoc sserp a ta gnikaepS .dias eh ,srebmem UEAE htiw edart esaercni pleh lliw snoitaitogen sepoh dna emit emos rof tnemeerga eht eusrup ot noitnetni sti desserpxe sah dnaliahT .raey txen kokgnaB ni dleh eb lliw hcihw ,noissimmoc tnioj eht fo gniteem ht01 eht ot drawrof dekool dna gniteem eht fo emoctuo eht htiw deifsitas saw eh dias kasahiS rM .citcrA eht dna tsaE raF naissuR eht fo tnempoleved eht rof retsinim ,voknukehC yeskelA yb deriahc-oc saw gniteem htnin ehT .UEAE eht htiw sklat ATF nigeb ot stroffe ylralucitrap ,noitarepooc cimonoce gninehtgnerts ot tnemtimmoc lacitilop s'dnaliahT detartsnomed sredael 'seirtnuoc owt eht neewteb snoissucsid no pu wollof ot tisiv s'kasahiS rM dias ,sriaffA ngieroF fo yrtsiniM eht rof namowsekops ,tesakitinrakapU iahtiaJ .eussi eht no ssergorp rof gnihsup eunitnoc ot detcepxe dnaliahT htiw ,sedis owt eht neewteb pu-wollof dna snoissucsid rehtruf eriuqer dluow snoitaitogen gnihcnual dias ehS .dias iahtiaJ sM ,saera wen otni tnemtsevni dna edart dnapxe ot stroffe gnidulcni ,gniteem eht fo sucof niam eht saw noitarepooc cimonocE .seirtnuoc owt eht neewteb ytivitcennoc dna tnemtsevni ,edart nehtgnerts dna sessenisub iahT rof seitinutroppo wen etaerc ot stroffe ycamolpid cimonoce s'dnaliahT fo trap demrof osla tI .noitarepooc fo saera wen erolpxe dna seussi gnidnatstuo sserdda ot sedis owt eht rof ytinutroppo na dedivorp ,pag raey-eerht a retfa dleh ,gniteem ehT .noitageled eht denioj osla srotces strap otua dna evitomotua ,TCI ,stcudorp htlaeh ,ygrene ,doof dna erutlucirga eht ni seinapmoc iahT gnidael dna licnuoC ssenisuB naissuR-iahT eht ,seirtsudnI iahT fo noitaredeF eht ,ecremmoC fo rebmahC iahT eht morf sevitucexE .noitarepooc ssenisub rehtruf rof seitinutroppo erolpxe ot strapretnuoc naissuR rieht htiw snoissucsid dleh yehT .sknil ssenisub dna msiruot ,tropsnart ,scitsigol dessucsid sedis owt eht elihw ,stcudorp doof dna larutlucirga iahT rof ssecca tekram dnapxe ot thguos osla sah dnaliahT .dias iahtiaJ sM ,raey hcae gnivirra srotisiv naissuR noillim 2 tuoba htiw ,dnaliahT rof tekram msiruot tnatropmi na si aissuR .ygrene naelc dna ygrene ni noitarepooc elbissop gnidulcni ,ytiruces ygrene dessucsid osla seirtnuoc owt ehT .7202 ni muroF cimonocE lanoitanretnI grubsreteP tS eht dna raey siht kotsovidalV ni muroF cimonocE nretsaE eht dnetta ot sevitatneserper iahT detivni aissuR KEYWORDS Thailand trade policy Eaeu free trade agreement Thai-russian economic cooperation International trade negotiations Thailand export market Bilateral trade relations Foreign investment thailand