Thailand, US sign Strategic Vision Statement
US Army Chief of Staff General James McConville met with Thailand’s Prime Minister and its army chief on July 10, in the first high-level visit by a foreign delegation to Thailand since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted international travel.
At the signing ceremony (Photo: th.usembassy.gov)
Hanoi (VNA) – US Army Chief of Staff General James McConville met with
Thailand’s Prime Minister and its army chief on July 10, in the first
high-level visit by a foreign delegation to Thailand since the COVID-19
pandemic disrupted international travel.
On the occasion,
the two sides signed
a Strategic Vision Statement, the US Embassy in Thailand
said in a statement.
The text of the statement was not released, but the embassy said McConville and Thai army chief Apirat Kongsompong discussed modernisation, interoperability, joint training, and doctrine.
A press release of the Thai PM Office the same day affirmed that the US granted 2 million USD to help Thailand cope with the COVID-19./.
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