Saudi crown prince meets Thai PM after diplomatic ties restored

Thailand’s prime minister met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday in Bangkok, signing agreements to expand diplomatic relations
restored this year more than three decades after Saudi Arabia downgraded ties over a jewellery theft.
The two leaders presiding over the signing of five agreements pledging to increase trade and investment between the two countries, promote tourism and deepen cooperation in energy.
Thailand is hoping that its improving relationship with Saudi Arabia could give it an economic boost.
Saudi Arabia’s expansion of its diplomatic circle comes in the aftermath of international condemnation over the 2018 murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered and dismembered by Saudi agents inside the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul.