Gen Prawit said the project will not be postponed, though some aspects are subject to further negotiations. The deputy premier also stressed the joint railway development must be fair to both countries in terms of the benefits to be shared and Thailand must not be put at a disadvantage. The project comprises two connecting railways: one from Bangkok to Nong Khai through Kaeng Khoi (in Saraburi) and Nakhon Ratchasima; and the other from Kaeng Khoi to Map Ta Phut (in Rayong). The two routes will cover 867km in total and cost 350 billion baht. Meanwhile, Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn confirmed Wednesday the dual-track railway agreement is expected to be signed at the ninth cooperation meeting between the Thai and Chinese governments on the rail project in Bangkok today. It would be signed along with rice and rubber purchase deals with Beijing. In the package, China will buy one million tons of new rice and 200,000 tons of rubber from Thailand