[FILE] Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai takes part in a working lunch at the 33rd APEC Ministerial Meeting (AMM) during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bangkok on November 17, 2022. (Photo by Jack TAYLOR / POOL / AFP)

Thailand’s Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai will lead a high-level 40-member delegation on a five-day official visit to Saudi Arabia, beginning today, an informed source said on Sunday.

 

The delegation is comprised of officials from various ministries and representatives from the private sector. The Prayut administration is currently the caretaker government, as Thailand awaits the formation of the new government following the May election.

 

This official visit will further strengthen the bilateral ties and further promote economic relations and investment.

 

During the visit, Don is scheduled to meet with several senior Saudi officials, including his counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-fm-leads-high-level-delegation-to-saudi-arabia/

 

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8 hours ago, webfact said:

will lead a high-level 40-member delegation on a five-day official visit to Saudi Arabia,

Better be careful if you see knives being sharpened.

8 hours ago, webfact said:

This official visit will further strengthen the bilateral ties and further promote economic relations and investment.

Questionable "official visit" as Don is part of essentially a lame duck caretaker government that lost significantly in recent election. Poof goes this delegation.

Within 60 days a PM and Cabinet will be endorsed. That means no agreement now with S.A. is inforceable.

So this 40-member delegation (really that many people required?) amounts to a waste of taxpayer funds, not to mention potentially damaging to the next government's foreign agenda yet to materialize.