The trip will mark the first Thai-Saudi high-level meeting since the 'Blue Diamond Affair'Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha walks in Government House on Jan 18, 2022. He will visit Saudi Arabia on Tuesday and Wednesday. (Government House photo)Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will visit Saudi Arabia from Tuesday to Wednesday as a guest of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, Government House announced on Sunday. A large number of the gems stolen by the janitor, Kriengkrai Techamong - including the rare blue diamond - are yet to be recovered. A year after the theft, three Saudi diplomats in Thailand were killed in three separate assassinations in a single night.

Source: Bangkok Post January 23, 2022 18:13 UTC