AIT and Thammasat University are mentioned in the joint statement
issued by the Prime Minister of Thailand, H.E. Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra
and the Prime Minister of Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Nawaz Sharif.
In the section on cultural and people-to-people contacts, the joint
statement says: “The two leaders expressed satisfaction with the
increasing numbers of Thai students studying in Pakistan and Pakistani
students studying at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and other
institutions of higher learning in Thailand. They welcomed the opening
of the ‘Pakistan Corner’ at Thammasat University in Bangkok in June
2013.”
Currently, 77 students from Pakistan are studying at AIT. Students
from Pakistan form the fifth-largest student cohort after Thailand,
Vietnam, Myanmar and Nepal.
The 1750-word statement was issued on 21 August 2013 to mark the
culmination of the visit of Thailand’s Prime Minister. The joint
statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan can be
read at this link:
http://www.mofa.gov.pk/pr-details.php?prID=1376
The statement has also been published by various media:
Daily Times:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2013%5C08%5C22%5Cstory_22-8-2013_pg7_12
Associated Press of Pakistan:
http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=247031&Itemid=1
Business Recorder: http://www.brecorder.com/business-a-economy/189/1223571/