Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya will meet on Monday Montenegro's high ranking officials including president and prime minister in a bid to boost the bilateral cooperation and relations.
One of the topics expected to be raised when they meet in the capital of Podgorica is about runaway ex-Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra who is holding Montenegrin citizenship.
Thaksin was given the citizenship reportedly because he was investing in construction of hotel in seaside Budva city of Montenegro.
The Abhisit government has been putting pressure on the countries which allowed Thaksin to take shelters and particularly those that gave him nationality and special treatment.
On Monday Kasit will meet in separate meetings Montenegro's President Filip Vujanovice, Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic and Economic Minister Branko Vujovic.
Thailand wishes to increase trade volume with Montenegro as the volume is very small. Thailand enjoyed trade surplus over Montenegro, with exporting volume is US$3.2 million and import us US$0.01 million per year. Imported products were computer, spare parts and accessories.
Montenegro has been relying on steel, processed agriculture products and tourism. In 2009, 63 Montenegrins had visited Thailand. Number of Thais visiting the country is not recorded.
Both countries do not have the respective embassy, they contacted through Montenogro embassy in Beijing.