Thailand, US writing ‘final paragraph’ of trade deal, says PM Anutin

SINGAPORE: Thailand is “at the last paragraph” of its Agreement on Reciprocal Trade with the United States and could sign the deal on US President Donald Trump’s next visit to Asia, said Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Wednesday (Oct 7). Anutin received a letter from Trump last week confirming both countries were “at the final stage” on the agreement, he said at a dialogue with Forbes Media chairman and editor-in-chief Steve Forbes. “(Trump) told me I was to make sure that my people and the US Trade Representative would write up the final clause, and he expected we could sign…