Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will visit Washington DC in October to discuss trade and security issues, including a meeting with the US president, Minister of Foreign Affairs Don Pramudwinai said yesterday.
"There will be talks on trade and investment, security and military ties as well as the regional situation," he said.
Mr Don said the balance of trade with the US has improved, with more Thai companies now keen to invest there.
The meeting followed US President Donald Trump's phone call to Gen Prayut in April inviting him to visit the US. The meeting was expected in July, but was pushed back.
Gen Prayut told the media last week he would meet President Donald Trump in October. However, Mr Don was reluctant to confirm the date.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson last week visited Bangkok briefly after attending Asean meetings in Manila, the Philippines. He later went to Malaysia.
An issue heavily discussed in Manila, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur was developments on the Korean Peninsula.
However, Mr Don yesterday denied the US put pressure on Thailand to ban North Korean companies from operating in Thailand, saying only general attitudes to North Korea were discussed.
He said he believed North Korea might be one of the topics discussed during the leaders' meeting, but he did not think the US's stance would change on the subject.
"It's not that there will be a war. The best solution will be to talk to each other. All Asean members support talks," he said.
Earlier this month, the UN Security Council voted unanimously to impose new sanctions on Pyongyang in response to North Korea's launching of two intercontinental missiles last month.
Meanwhile, foreign ministers of the 10 Asean member states marked the bloc's 50th anniversary by issuing a statement demanding North Korea stop its bellicose rhetoric.
All 10 members demanded that Pyongyang immediately halt ballistic missile launches and nuclear weapons tests.
Last week, Gen Prayut said his visit to the US this October should proceed without any conditions imposed by Washington.
