BANGKOK, July 10 — US Army Chief of Staff General James McConville met with Thailand's prime minister and its army chief today, in the first high-level visit by a foreign delegation to Thailand since the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted international travel. McConville met with Prime Minister Prayuth...
US Army chief General James C. McConville and Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha during their meeting at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand July 10, 2020. — Thailand Government House handout via Reuters
The text of the statement was not released, but the embassy said McConville and Apirat “discussed modernisation, interoperability, joint training, and doctrine.” The United States scaled back some military exchanges with Thailand, and Bangkok responded by forging a closer ties with China.
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