BANGKOK, Nov 17: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived here on Sunday for a three-day official visit to Thailand.

He was received by Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand Pracha Promnok at the airport.

During the visit, Mr Sharif will address the inaugural session of the Connect Asia Pacific Summit and visit an exhibition in Bangkok.

He will hold a meeting and delegation-level talks with the Thai premier who will host a dinner for him and his wife Kulsoom Nawaz.

The executive secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Noeleen Heyzer, will call on Prime Minister Sharif.

The prime minister will also attend a luncheon meeting with prominent Thai and Pakistani businessmen.

Minister for Information Technology Anusha Rehman, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Foreign Policy Tariq Fatemi and Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani are accompanying the prime minister.—APP