FOREIGN POLICY RETHOUGHT
That sentiment is increasingly shared among the major parties.
Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow, in a CNA interview last November, lamented that foreign policy has long been treated as a niche issue in Thai politics.
“We have to realise that more and more, our peace, stability and prosperity are very much intertwined with what’s happening outside the country, in our external environment,” said the veteran diplomat.
“So I hope that the public would realise that foreign policy is very important to their lives, and foreign policy must be at the core of overall government policy.”
Sihasak has been named the ruling Bhumjaithai Party’s second prime ministerial candidate for the upcoming election, listed behind party leader and incumbent Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
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