4 September 2023 at 16:37 PUBLISHED
According to new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, Thailand and the United States will discuss security-related issues this month outside of the UN General Assembly( UNGA ).
Mr. Srettha, who was elected prime minister in August following a three-month social stalemate, announced on Monday that his first trip abroad will be to the UNGA starting in the third month of September.
Mr. Srettha is currently finalizing the president’s policy goal to get presented to congress in the coming weeks and is only scheduled to take his vow before His Majesty the King on Tuesday. The finance secretary position will be filled by the top, he announced over the weekend.
Mr. Srettha announced that he will miss this week’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit due to his busy routine. The newly appointed commander of defense makes has scheduled deals with the US on security problems and will be joining him at his UNGA trip, according to the top. In his comments to writers in Bangkok, he didn’t go into more detail about those problems.
The top claimed that on Sunday, he met with military leaders and the nbsp to hear their opinions. He aims to close the gap between the nation’s army and its citizens, which has widened over the past ten years of military-backed rule.
The PM stated that while the military” has done many good things ,” there are” no clear elaborations on some problems in the past ,” and that he wants to help improve communications and bring the army closer to the people.
The most recent remarks made by Mr. Srettha reveal the changing dynamics within the ruling party as a result of its alliance with conventional politicians. His appointment with the defense makes also took place a few days after interim Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha appointed important members of the armed forces.
Thaksin Shinawatra’s family-backed Pheu Thai party had recently vowed never to collaborate with organizations that backed the military creation, which undermined his sister and brother-in-laws’ election victories.
Thaksin, whose 15-year exile ended last month, was granted a royal pardon on September 1 after the His Majesty shortened the original leader’s sentence to just one year in prison.