The Concept of "Sister City" as a Strategy for the Development of Relations between Thailand and Lao PDR.
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This article aims to describe the situation of the current implementation of the strategy of developing international relations under the concept of sister cities between Thailand and the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), which is the key to implementation international relations This will lead to important policy cooperation in line with the goal of fostering good relations and understanding at the citizen level. At present, the performance is clearly visible in the area of Mukdahan and Savannakhet provinces. that has created cooperation in many dimensions, including security Social and cultural aspects Border trade on the R9 route Human resource development Including expanding the relationship to another two neighboring countries. This is a result of government support for working vigorously with social networking partners from both countries. In addition, this article also reflects the problems and obstacles in the operation that are important issues that both relevant agencies in both countries must consider in order to solve them in line with the changes in global society and enhance their potential in future operations.
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เนื้อหาและข้อมูลในบทความที่ลงตีพิมพ์ในวารสารทดสอบระบบ ThaiJo2 ถือเป็นข้อคิดเห็นและความรับผิดชอบของผู้เขียนบทความโดยตรงซึ่งกองบรรณาธิการวารสาร ไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วย หรือร่วมรับผิดชอบใดๆ
บทความ ข้อมูล เนื้อหา รูปภาพ ฯลฯ ที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ในวารสารทดสอบระบบ ThaiJo2 ถือเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสารทดสอบระบบ ThaiJo2 หากบุคคลหรือหน่วยงานใดต้องการนำทั้งหมดหรือส่วนหนึ่งส่วนใดไปเผยแพร่ต่อหรือเพื่อกระทำการใดๆ จะต้องได้รับอนุญาตเป็นลายลักอักษรจากวารสารทดสอบระบบ ThaiJo2 ก่อนเท่านั้น
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