Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will pay an official visit to Australia on May 26-29 to strengthen bilateral relations in the fields of trade, investment and educational development, Thai News Agency reported Thursday.

The visit also marks 60 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Accompanying the premier will be Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul, Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom, Education Minister Suchart Thada-Thamrongvech, Industry Minister Pongsawat Svasti and a group of Thai business executives.

The major purposes of the trip focus on building confidence among Australian investors and the business community in Thai political and economic situation, strengthening the two countries' strategic partnership, particularly investment in energy, food safety and security and exchange of information on science and technology.

The prime minister will also visit the Thai community in Australia to hear first-hand information on impediments to Thai restaurants in Australia to adjust Thailand's strategy of " ThaiKitchen to the World."

During the visit, the Thai premier will also hold bilateral talks with her Australian counterpart Julia Gillard over a wide ranging agenda including bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, energy, science and technology and education.

International cooperation, particularly in regard to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the East Asia Summit, will also be included in the agenda.

The premiers will witness the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on education and see the exchange of a new generation of political leaders.

The visit will help strengthen relations between Thai and Australian leaders as the last visit by a Thai premier was in 2004.