Thailand, US resume high-level talks
Thailand and the United States resumed a high-level dialogue for the first time in three years on 16 December as both sides sought to mend a relationship strained by the Thai military coup last year.
At a press conference in Bangkok after the 5th Thai-US strategic dialogue, US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific affairs Daniel Russel – who earlier met Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha – acknowledged that his country’s laws do not allow full military ties until democracy returns to Thailand.
