Thailand’s PM Prayuth Chan-o-cha to visit U.S. President Donald Trump


nsnbc : Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha accepted an invitation from U.S. President Donald Trump said Chan-o-cha’s spokesman on Monday.

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The invitation was reportedly extended during a telephone conversation between Chan-o-cha and Trump Monday night. Trump, who has somewhat toned down his bellicose rhetoric about North Korea (DPRK) is currently speaking  with and appointing meeting with a number of leaders from southeast-Asian countries in an attempt to rally support for U.S. policy with regard to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

The Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte has reportedly also accepted an invitation to the White House later this year. Trump is due to visit two regional summits — in Vietnam and the Philippines — towards the end of the year and he may be visiting Thailand too.

Thai government spokesman Major General Werachon Sukhonhapatipak said in a statement that “The Prime Minister thanked and accepted President Trump’s invitation to visit the United States. He added that the offer to visit Washington had been reciprocated by an invitation to Bangkok.

Thailand’s former army chief General Prayut Chan-o-cha seized power three years ago in what was widely perceived as a people-powered military coup. Thailand had been in  a deadlock over disputes between the Pheu Thai government of PM Yingluck Shinawatra and a reform movement that demanded comprehensive reform prior to elections. Prayuth Chan-o-cha was appointed as Prime Minister.

Prof Dr. Amorn about the Thai constitution up until the protests and military coup in 2012 - 2013.

Prof Dr. Amorn about the Thai constitution up until the protests and military coup in 2012 – 2013. (Click on image to enlarge)

His administration – which hinted that elections could possibly be held and the country returned to democratic rule after the coronation of Thailand’s new King, expected later this year – has implemented some reforms that aim to stabilize the political system. However, his reforms are not nearly as far-reaching as demanded by hundreds of thousands of protesters before the military intervened.

Prayuth Chan-o-cha appears to have attempted to steer Thailand’s foreign policy away from block politics to maintain the country’s relative neutrality and independence. He has shown little appreciation for now ex-president Barack Obama’s Pivot-to-Asia policy.

He also scrapped the extremely unpopular Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement after taking office. He also promoted closer links between Thailand’s and China’s opening financial markets.

However, his government said thank you but no thank you when Beijing demanded that it should have exclusive land rights along a new railway line from China via Laos and through Thailand.  The Thai government said very little about a possible agenda for the visit to Washington other than “enhancing bilateral relations” and so forth.

CH/L – nsnbc 01.05.2017



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