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- Thailand's Foreign Minister, Parnpree Bahiddha-Nugara, has resigned abruptly owed to dissatisfaction complete a Cabinet reshuffle.
- The reshuffle removed him from his position arsenic 1 of nan country's lawman premier ministers.
- Parnpree voiced concerns astir nan trouble of fulfilling his duties without nan lawman premier curate title.
Thailand’s overseas minister abruptly resigned successful dissatisfaction complete a Cabinet reshuffle that removed him arsenic 1 of nan country's lawman premier ministers.
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin connected Monday confirmed nan study of nan resignation of Parnpree Bahiddha-Nugara, saying that he respected nan decision, and that he has already started looking for a replacement.
Srettha said it was normal that immoderate group would beryllium upset by nan reshuffle, adding that he already sent a connection to Parnpree, apologizing and thanking him for his work.
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"For his activity that has been successful nan bully liking of nan country, I judge that nan caller curate will proceed these bully efforts," he said, but did not opportunity erstwhile nan adjacent appointee would return up nan post.
Thailand's Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara arrives astatine nan authorities location successful Bangkok, Thailand, connected Sept. 5, 2023. Parnpree abruptly resigned connected April 29, 2024, aft nan furniture reshuffle removed him arsenic 1 of nan country's lawman premier ministers. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)
On Sunday, Srettha’s government, which took agency little than a twelvemonth ago, announced its first Cabinet shuffle. Shortly afterwards, the media circulated a archive said to beryllium a missive of resignation from Parnpree, dated Sunday, indicating his dissatisfaction that he was removed from nan position of lawman premier curate and only remained overseas minister.
Ministers successful Thailand are allowed to clasp aggregate Cabinet positions, and it is communal for elder ministers to besides beryllium appointed arsenic lawman premier ministers.
Srettha said that nan volition down Parnpree being dropped arsenic lawman premier curate was to let him to ore connected his domiciled arsenic overseas minister.
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In an question and reply pinch nan nationalist broadcaster Thai PBS connected Sunday, Parnpree said nan missive was authentic but denied that he was unhappy. He said nan premier curate had nan authority to make this decision, but said it was "a small unusual" and based on that it would go harder for him to activity arsenic overseas curate if he did not besides clasp nan title of lawman premier minister.
Parnpree, who was first appointed successful August, engaged successful respective negotiated efforts, including a sojourn to nan Middle East to discuss nan merchandise of Thai workers successful Israel held hostage by Hamas, and nan first humanitarian assistance inaugural to Thailand's war-torn neighbor, Myanmar, wherever millions person been displaced by unit that followed nan subject coup successful 2021.
As portion of nan Cabinet shuffle, Prime Minister Srettha, a erstwhile CEO of Thailand’s starring spot developer, mislaid his spot arsenic finance minister. He is replaced by Pichai Chunhavajira, who until precocious was a president of power conglomerate Bangchak and president of nan Stock Exchange of Thailand. Pichai has besides been appointed arsenic a lawman premier minister.
