Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva plans to pay an official visit to Vietnam on July 10, according to his office.

A spokesperson for Vejjajiva’s office, Panithan Vathanazacon, said the visit aims to promote cooperation between the two countries, especially in trade, tourism, transport and rice exports.

Thailand and Vietnam are both leading rice exporters. Thailand wants to cooperate with Vietnam in building a regional rice depot and increasing the rice growing acreage. It also wants to add more railway and road links connecting China to Vietnam and Cambodia, the Thai PM office said.