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The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor revealed that three senior officials from Thailand arrived in Israel in order to examine technology so that a new civilian terminal can be built at a military airport near to Bangkok.  Data for the first half of 2009 shows a 26 percent drop in exports to Thailand.

The Thai delegation is examining technologies in order to build a new terminal as part of a process of learning the lessons following the closure of the main airports in the country last December.  This was explained by Tzahi Selzer, Israel’s commercial attaché from the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor in Bangkok.

According to Selzer, the delegation arrived in Israel this week on the initiative of the office of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor in Bangkok in cooperation with the Israel Export Institute. “Members of the delegation will meet with Israeli companies involved in the field of internal security – and securing airports and will visit airports that are used for military and civilian purposes,” he revealed.

“Following the unrest in Thailand last year there has been increasing interest from Thai security officials on Israeli technology in the field of internal security and especially airports,” explained Selzer following the arrival of the delegation.  The unrest in Thailand resulted in severe damage to the Thai economy and especially to the field of tourism, which is so vital to the country.

The foreign trade department from the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor reported that Israel’s total trade with Thailand in 2008 exceeded the $1 billion.   Nevertheless the economic recession affected trade between the two countries.  Data for the first half of 2009 compared to the same period last year shows that there were significant falls in trade - about 26 percent in exports to Thailand, while imports declined by 33 percent.