Correction: Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Call with Secretary General Natthaphon Narkphanit of the Thai National Security Council

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 8, 2021   Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Call with Secretary General Natthaphon Narkphanit of the Thai National Security Council National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke by phone today with Secretary General of the Thai National Security Council General Natthaphon Narkphanit. Mr. Sullivan expressed the United States’ commitment to the long-standing United States–Thailand alliance based on our shared commitment to peace and stability, but also expressed concern over both recent arrests of Thai protestors and several lengthy lese-majeste sentences in recent weeks.  Mr. Sullivan also conveyed President Biden’s deep concern regarding the coup in Burma.