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China Daily | Updated: 2008-10-28 07:53
Rice-for-oil program
Thailand, the world's biggest rice exporter, plans to barter rice for oil from Iran, its commerce minister said yesterday.
"Our senior officials plan to go to Iran by the middle of November to discuss the specifications of oil and rice that would be exchanged," Commerce Minister Chaiya Sasomsab said.
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