THAILAND : Thai military are yet to respond to an appeal from the United States asking to rejoin the annual Cobra Gold military exercises, since Washington earlier threatened to relocate the long-standing joint operation to Australia next year in response to the coup in May.
Thailand asked the US to explain why they wanted to resume the Cobra Gold exercises with Thailand, after previously suggesting it might shift them elsewhere. The threat was an apparent gesture of opposition to the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)'s seizure of power on May 22.
The US has submitted a written letter saying they will resume Cobra Gold jointly with Thailand, but Thai military have not responded to it. And have asked the US to explain in a statement why it wants to resume the exercises.
NCPO had categorised foreign countries into three groups based on their stance towards its coup: Asean countries, which he said were 100 per cent supportive of the NCPO; countries that had not expressed a strong stance, with which the NCPO was currently creating an understanding; and countries that had openly opposed the coup.
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