wants Thai aircraft to fly through Saudi Arabian airport
At a meeting this month between Asean and Gulf Cooperation Council leaders, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin stated that he will request permission for Royal Thai Air Force plane to fly over Saudi Arabian airport in order to accomplish the return of Thai employees who have been stranded in Israel.
Prior to leaving for China to enter the 3rd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, which begins on Monday and lasts until Thursday, he gave a speech at Suvarnabhumi airport.
Mr. Srettha is anticipated to enter the first Asean-GCC Summit in the Royal capital Riyadh on Friday following his trip to China.
Despite accounts of progress in negotiations, Mr. Srettha acknowledged that there had been no encouraging evidence of Thai captives being released by extremists of the Arab Hamas in Gaza. All avenues are being looked into, he continued, to assist those kidnapped.
He stated that he will meet with a number of foreign leaders at the summit and use both his personal connections and political channels to support the workforce.
According to Mr. Srettha, who will take advantage of the trip to Saudi Arabia to discuss the issue, the Royal Thai Air Force must take a trip around the nation in order to reach Israel because it cannot travel through Royal airport.
Prince Mohammed bin Salman al-Saud, the Saudi Crown, may meet with me, and we are expected to talk about a variety of topics, according to Mr. Srettha.
He added that one more Thai employee had been taken captive, bringing the total number of hostages taken to 18 and the death toll for Thai citizens to 29. He also claimed that another Thai employee had died in Israel.
The prime minister claimed that he had also been informed that six Thai employees who were scheduled to board the most recent journey back to Thailand did not arrive. They were contacted by Thai officials, but to no cost. They were thought to be unable to go because of the conflict there.
A340-500 Royal Thai Air Force plane made the most recent journey, returning 130 Thais on Monday.
The ongoing battle and the rising death toll among Thai employees, according to Mr. Srettha, were concerning.
Authorities were given his orders to exert every effort to free the Gaza victims and return them as soon as possible.
When asked about reports that some Vietnamese workers were being coerced into continuing their jobs by their Jewish employers despite the fact that the nation was currently at war, Mr. Srettha responded that he had already told Orna Sagiv, the Jewish ambassador to Thailand, that this was unacceptable. She had consented to look into the situation.
The 130 Thais were the third party to return since the Israel-Hamas war started on October 7 when they flew back from Israel on a Royal Thai Air Force planes on Monday.
The A340-500 aircraft of the air force departed from Ben Gurion aircraft in Israel on Sunday at 7.27 p.m.( Thailand day ) and arrived at Don Mueang airport yesterday at 6.50 a.g.
At the Wing 6 end, the 127 gentlemen, two women, and a five-year-old woman were welcomed by air army chief of staff ACM Seksan Kantha and defense secretary Sutin Klungsang.
All passengers underwent security checks and were examined by an air pressure health staff before boarding the plane.
Five of the staff had fever symptoms, one had broken his shoulder and undergone surgery, and one was hurt in a fall before the war, but they all tested negative for the coronavirus with ATKs.
They were transported from Don Mueang Airport to the Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute after completing the immigration method, where they were greeted by waiting family members.
According to Mr. Sutin, the aircraft may take the same route back to Israel and returning with a different group of Thais the following day.
The Ministry of Labor would immediately pay 15, 000 ringgit in payment to each worker who returned monday.
They expressed their joy at returning home safely and thanked the staff at the Thai consulate for looking after them.