SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and visiting Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul held talks on Thursday in the southeastern city of Gyeongju before the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting between Oct. 31 and Nov. 1.
During the talks, they discussed bilateral relations, joint response to transnational crimes such as online scams, and the Korean Peninsula issue, according to the South Korean presidential office.
Lee stressed that South Korea cherished its relations with Thailand.
Charnvirakul said that Thailand placed a great importance on the development of strategic partnership with South Korea.
They agreed to actively promote mutually beneficial and future-oriented practical cooperations in various fields such as trade, investment, defense, artificial intelligence and energy transformation. ■
