“Suthin” ready to receive Thai people in Israel on 15 Oct. with an Airbus 340. Asks the opposition to understand. Revealing the plane is ready But you can’t fly into Israel. Confirming that Thai hostages are safe
Mr. Suthin Khlangsaeng, Minister of Defense Mentioning the progress in helping Thai people in Israel: To enter Israeli territory you must first obtain permission from the Israeli authorities. Currently, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in constant coordination with the Israeli authorities. And permission has been received. On October 12, there will be the first lot of Thai people. Fifteen people returned to Thailand by commercial plane, and on October 15, the Air Force planned with the Israeli government to send an Airbus 340 plane to pick up another 140 Thai people. At first, it was planned that they and Mr. Phumtham Wechayachai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce will travel with But after careful consideration Afraid that it would be a burden and take the passenger seat. Therefore must be put on hold first.
The opposition criticizes that most of the workers in Israel are from the Northeast. But help is still delayed. Even though the Minister of Defense is an MP for the Northeast, Mr. Suthin explained that going to help Thai people in Israel will be slow or fast, it does not depend on the Thai side alone. I want the opposition and society to understand that the army has been preparing the planes for several days. ready to fly and many ministers were ready to travel with them but were unable to go.
“I have to sympathize with the Israeli government which is now at war. If you go, it may become cumbersome in terms of operations. This is understandable. And although the government is still unable to send planes to pick up Thai people. But the military attache Including the Thai Embassy in Tel Aviv, it has helped move Thai people in high-risk areas to less dangerous areas,” Mr. Suthin said.
Mr. Suthin revealed that for the Airbus 340 plane that will travel to pick up Thai people in Israel. Already ready The policy working group of all ministries discussed and agreed that it may be necessary to combine assistance from both military aircraft and chartered commercial aircraft. Because the Air Force alone may not be able to delay assistance. Because right now there are 3,000 Thai people in Israel who have expressed their desire to return, but now it has been confirmed to send one plane into Israel on 15 Oct.
As for helping Thai people who were held hostage, Minister of Defense Confirm that progress has been made. There is always coordination. And there has been some level of reliable confirmation that all hostages are safe. But it has not yet been released. This is Israel’s primary duty to carry out. As for the Thai government, they did everything they could. Some things can be talked about. Some things can’t be said. But help as much as you can.
Source: Thai News Agency