By IANS,
New Delhi : India and Thailand Monday discussed possible cooperation in developing regional weather forecasting and a tsunami warning system.
The issues came up in a discussion held between Minister of State for Science and Technology Ashwini Kumar and his Thai counterpart Suraswadi Plodprasop during the ongoing annual meeting of Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum in Tokyo.
“The science and technology minister of Thailand expressed a keen desire to collaborate with India in the field of oceanography and earth science in general,” said a statement issued by the ministry here.
Thailand expressed deep appreciation for India’s scientific and technological weather forecasting capabilities and wanted a regional scientific and technological collaboration in the field of weather forecasting and the tsunami warning systems.
The two ministers also discussed ways and means to work closely for security and stability in Southeast Asia.
“Both the ministers expressed the hope for improving road connectivity between India, Thailand and other adjoining countries to promote greater economic integration between countries of Southeast Asia and increased people to people contact,” it added.