THAILAND will sign a memorandum of cooperation with China and Laos for a rail link aimed at fulfilling a regional connectivity ambition, when Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-Cha visits Beijing this week for the second Belt and Road Forum, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday.

The Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing will promote ties through a platform of change and improvement, with more than 50 documents on infrastructure construction expected to be signed, officials with China’s top economic regulator said on Wednesday.