Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit, right, and his Malaysian counterpart Mohamad Sabu show contrasting facial expressions during the handshaking photo session during their meeting last Wednesday. (Photo: Suriya Jungrungreangkit Facebook account)
Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit has expressed confidence Malaysia will lift its ban on Thai shrimp within the next month, but Malaysia is indicating otherwise."Good news for shrimp exporters. Suriya said Thai shrimps will be exported to Malaysia as usual within 30 days," the headline declared above a statement posted on his Facebook account on Wednesday.
The Thai minister made the bold statement after talks with Malaysian Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu in Malaysia.
Mr Suriya said the two countries agreed to expedite the inspection process for sanitary and phytosanitary compliance, including chemical residue and hygiene checks, needed to restore trade activities.
If the process proceeds as planned, inspections should be completed within 30 days, he said.
