Thai PM Prayut to visit Saudi Arabia next week

[webfact]

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha begins a visit to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, to strengthen bilateral relations with one of the Middle East’s most important players, according to a high level source at Government House.

 

The two-day visit will mark a new milestone in Thai-Saudi relations, which were established in 1957, as both countries have agreed to move forward in their bilateral relationship.

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai visited Saudi Arabia in January 2020, marking the first visit by a Thai foreign minister in 30 years. The aim was to normalise the long stalled relationship.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-pm-prayut-to-visit-saudi-arabia-next-week/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-01-24

 

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[Gold Star]

Must have found the stolen blue diamond and is giving it back.

[Soikhaonoiken]

Hmmm, no doubt the Saudi Arabs will be the saviour of Thailands tourists  in the future...... 

Like in previous years stating, Indians, Chinese, Russian, we're going to save Thailands tourism... 

[ThailandRyan]

Hopefully, much like when Thaksin took a trip outbound they will remove him by a new coup.  The PPP party boat has spring holes and appears to be headed into unstable waters ahead.....

Edited January 23, 2022 by ThailandRyan

[SheikYabodyline]

"Thai PM Prayut to visit Saudi Arabia next week".

 

He'll fit right in.

[Jerno]

Time for a vacation, I mean govt business trip at taxpayers expense.  Of course he could not have done this by video conference.  Hell no, where's the fun on that!

[jonclark]

I look forward to him making a full public apology to the Saudi people for the discracful coverup, theft and murder, that is the "Blue diamond affair". 

[talahtnut]

He'll need a covid pass and 10 days in a sandbox to get back.

Funny how VIPs dont get covid, isn't it?

[bkk6060]

The Saudis will ask for more Thai girls to come and work massage.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, Gold Star said:

Must have found the stolen blue diamond and is giving it back.

Maybe he's looking into the possibility of importing goat meat?

[Can samui]

Perfect time for a non scheduled change in military leadership??

[Credo]

It's positively amazing that they can write a story and not even mention the Blue Diamond affair, the deaths and the various side issues that caused the entire debacle that led to the 'strained' relationship between the two countries.   

 

[Dcheech]

6 hours ago, Gold Star said:

Must have found the stolen blue diamond and is giving it back.

It will take more than that. A Saudi businessman "disappeared", plus three Saudi embassy employees murdered. Quite a laundry list for PM Prayut.

[brianthainess]

6 hours ago, Gold Star said:

Must have found the stolen blue diamond and is giving it back.

Or donating a few watches from his Boss  deputy.

[sammieuk1]

Just a one way ticket will do ????

[harada]

Beware of those bearing bone saws.????

[mtls2005]

6 hours ago, Gold Star said:

Must have found the stolen blue diamond and is giving it back.

 

He knows where it is.

 

It is not yet available for return.

 

10 minutes ago, harada said:

Beware of those bearing bone saws.????

 

Yea, because thais would never dispose of Saudis

 

Three Saudi diplomats were shot execution-style in Bangkok days before Ruwaili vanished in 1990, and Saudi Arabia has long suspected official involvement in the killings.

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-saudi-idUSBREA2U07L20140331

[actonion]

I think he's going there to order some more sand for Pattaya beach 

 

Rainy season is on its way .....

[fondue zoo]

Is he bounty hunting the red bull guy?

[Tarteso]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Chan-o-cha begins a visit to Saudi Arabia

Hope he can learn the only one word and keep in mind; Alhamdulilah  

Edited January 24, 2022 by Tarteso

[mrbojangles]

57 minutes ago, Credo said:

It's positively amazing that they can write a story and not even mention the Blue Diamond affair, the deaths and the various side issues that caused the entire debacle that led to the 'strained' relationship between the two countries.   

 

Absolutely. It also has no mention of the fact that there are still no direct flights between the 2 countries and Saudi's without special permission still aren't allowed to travel to Thailand, or face big problems if immigration see a Thai stamp in their passport upon returning.

[mikebell]

30 minutes ago, fondue zoo said:

Is he bounty hunting the red bull guy?

There is no bounty for the Brat; if police offered a million for his capture,  his family would pay double for his release (and already have!)

[robert888d]

Maybe he's hoping for a huge ,interest free loan ???

[Guderian]

He's probably checking if the Saudis have got any submarines for sale on the cheap.

[Mr Meeseeks]

4 hours ago, jonclark said:

I look forward to him making a full public apology to the Saudi people for the discracful coverup, theft and murder, that is the "Blue diamond affair". 

Very telling that the article fails to mention why diplomatic ties between Thailand and Saudi ended in the first place.

 

Ignore the elephant in the room, how typically Thai. 

[spidermike007]

6 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Hopefully, much like when Thaksin took a trip outbound they will remove him by a new coup.  The PPP party boat has spring holes and appears to be headed into unstable waters ahead.....

It sure would be fun to see this clowns passport revoked while he was abroad, by a coup within a coup. He richly deserves exile. And it does make sense for him to court a relationship with the Saudis. One despot relating with another. Prayuth and MBS. Two very pathetic men. 

[metisdead]

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[Misterwhisper]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha begins a visit to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday

Hopefully he'll stay there. It's the perfect country for him. Autocratic, feudalistic and narrow-minded.

[Burma Bill]

11 hours ago, webfact said:

11 hours ago, Gold Star said:

Must have found the stolen blue diamond and is giving it back.

The aim was to normalise the long stalled relationship.

Possibly, but I bet not! (for reference):-

 

....... in more than 30 years following decades of diplomatic tension sparked by a jewel theft from a Saudi palace.

Thai-born janitor ..................... stole $20 million worth of precious gems in 1989 from the home of a Saudi prince, triggering a feud between the countries dubbed the "Blue Diamond Affair". 

Thai police later returned some of the jewels but Saudi officials claimed most were fakes, while the whereabouts of the most precious gem -- a rare 50-carat blue diamond -- remains unknown.

 

(please read the complete article - most interesting with subsequent corruption and murder in Bangkok.)

 

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220123-thai-pm-to-visit-saudi-arabia-for-first-time-since-gem-theft-soured-ties

Edited January 24, 2022 by Burma Bill
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[kidneyw]

6 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Maybe he's looking into the possibility of importing goat meat?

Or exporting crocodile meat.