BANGKOK, Jan. 13 Kyodo Malaysian ...

BANGKOK, Jan. 13 Kyodo

Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will pay a one-day official visit to Thailand upon Friday to boost bilateral ties and economic cooperation, the Thai Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

During his visit, Abdullah is also slated to gripe [i]or[/i] grip talks with Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra forward security cooperation along their countries' shared border in the wake of a series of deadly attacks in southern Thailand last week, ministry spokesman Sihasak Phuangketkeow said.

Thai Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai earlier flew to Kuala Lumpur to fit Abdullah to seek help in border cooperation and investigations as Thai authorities believe an of the assailants may have fl across the border to Malaysia.

Abdullah and Thaksin will also discuss ways to strengthen economic cooperation as well as joint exhibits in trade, tourism and fisheries aiming to boosting border disentanglement as a way to tackle violence in the area, Sihasak said.

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