BANGKOK, Jan 26 — A high-ranking US government official will visit Thailand officially today for the first time since the May 22 military takeover which toppled the elected government of prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, according to a Thai government advisor.
Maj Gen Weerachon Sukontapatipak said Daniel Russel, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, will meet senior Thai politicians and is scheduled to confer with Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Affairs Minister Gen Tanasak Patimapragorn today.
Gen Weerachon said Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha was informed of Mr Russel's upcoming visit by Mr Russel and thought it was a good opportunity for his government to explain to the United States about the military intention to solve political problem in Thailand in taking administrative power.
According to Maj Gen Weerachon, the prime minister asked Gen Tanasak to fully explain plans of the caretaker government and the National Council for Peace and Order trying to solve problems, including human trafficking, existing in Thailand and the government’s roadmap which is designed to restore a democratic system and holding a general election. (MCOT online news)
