BANGKOK, Jan 28 — The Thai Foreign Affairs Ministry has called US chargé d’affaires Patrick Murphy for talks on comments made by US Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel on the Thai political situation during his visit to the country earlier this week.
It is understood here that some of Mr Russel’s comments dissatisfied Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
During his visit to Thailand on Monday, Mr Russel met with several Thai politicians, including Yingluck Shinawatra, who was impeached Friday by the military-dominated National Legislative Assembly on the controversial rice pledging scheme she implemented during her tenure as prime minister.
He also met with Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Tanasak Patimapragon, during which he called for the interim government to lift martial law. (MCOT online news)
