Thai PM invited to visit U.S.

Thai PM invited to visit U.S.

BANGKOK (AFP): The United States has invited Thai Prime
Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to visit Washington, Thai foreign
ministry spokesman Norachit Singhasenee said on Sunday.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State James Kelly extended the
invitation on Friday, when he stopped over in Bangkok on his
return from an Association of Southeast Asian Nations regional
meeting in Hanoi.

While in Bangkok, Kelly met with Thai Foreign Minister
Surakiart Sathirathai who received the invitation on behalf of
the Thai premier.

No date had been set for the visit, but details would be
discussed soon through diplomatic channels, Norachit said.

Last week, some 10,000 troops fanned out across northern
Thailand as annual U.S., Thai and Singaporean war games got
underway with a focus on peacekeeping and law enforcement.