Leaders of the armies of Cambodia and Thailand committed to maintaining close relations and friendship and continued cooperation, in line with their agreed terms of reference (ToR) to protect and further advance the ties.
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Weapons not needed now
published : 30 Apr 2021 at 04:00
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Army chief Narongpan Jitkaewtae this week raised eyebrows when he ruled out the possibility that the armed forces would delay or give up part of their arms purchase plan, shrugging off repeated calls by the public for more money from state coffers to be used to battle the impacts from the Covid pandemic.
The reason? The arms procurement projects have already been approved by the government. Besides, the armed forces are required to honour the payment plans to maintain friendly relations with the weapon-selling countries, said the general. It s as simple as that.