Thailand would like to enhance cooperation with China's northern port city of Tianjin, visiting Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said in Tianjin Thursday.

Thailand and Tianjin have cooperated closely in various fields and there was still much room for further cooperation, Abhisit said during a meeting with Zhang Gaoli, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and party chief of Tianjin.

Abhisit said Thailand would take the opportunity of the development of Tianjin's new coastal district (the Binhai New Area) to further promote cooperation.

Tianjin had a sound basis of cooperation with Thailand, said Zhang, adding that both sides were expected to exploit their advantages to the full to expand trade and tourism exchanges and advance Sino-Thai relations.

During his stay in Tianjin, Abhisit also visited the Dongjiang Free Trade Port Zone.

At the invitation of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Abhisit came to China for an official visit scheduled to run from June 24 to 27. Besides Beijing and Tianjin, he will also visit Guangdong Province, south China's economic hub.

Source:Xinhua