Thai Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha
yesterday said he did not care whether or not the US Embassy invites him to its
Fourth of July celebrations in Bangkok this year.
"It's
their business. It does not matter. If they invite me, I will [attend]. If they
don't, I will not," he said.
Meanwhile,
General Wilas Aroonsri, secretary-general to the prime minister, said Prayut
had received an invitation. However, the prime minister would not be able to
attend the event next Thursday as he would be heading for Tokyo for the
Japan-Mekong Summit, scheduled for the following Saturday, July 4.
"That
is why [he] will not be able to attend. It does not mean that they did not
invite him," Wilas said.
The
Nation contacted the US Embassy but an official said no information was
available on the matter and refused to comment further.
Last
year, no Thai generals were invited to the event because of their role in the
May coup. Washington also downgraded Thai-US relations by cutting military aid.
Pramote
Nakornthab, a former Thammasat University lecturer, on Thursday regaled his
Facebook followers about a discussion he had with Patrick Murphy, the charge
d'affaires of the embassy. Pramote said he asked Murphy three times whether the
embassy had sent Prayut an invitation but Murphy did not answer clearly.
Murphy
met with Pramote to apologise after the embassy wrote "Dr Pramote
Nakornthab, Anti-Thaksin Activist" on his invitation for the Fourth of
July celebrations, which will be held on July 2 at a Bangkok hotel.
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