“Sutin”: The list of military transfers must be completed by September 15th, not waiting for the new minister.

"Sutin" does not know whether "Phumtham" will be the Defense Minister or not, saying that he can still smile and there is no problem, pointing out that the change of Prime Minister is not related to the appointment of the leaders of the armed forces, everything is according to the system, revealing that the list of military transfers must be completed by 15 Sept, not waiting for the new minister. Mr. Suthin Khlangsaeng, Minister of Defense, talked about the cabinet formation, regarding the Minister of Defense, that it depends on the resolution of the Pheu Thai Party to make changes, which he can do everything. He personally did not talk to Mr. Phumtham Vejjayachai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce, after there was news that he would move to the Ministry of Defense. Mr. Phumtham still does not know whether he will be the Minister of Defense or not. He also said that he did not arrange the ministerial positions with the Pheu Thai Party, but was working outside, so he did not know the progress. H e only knew from the news. However, he emphasized that the Pheu Thai Party was able to arrange the ministerial positions more easily and more easily than other parties. Other parties may not have agreed yet, but he emphasized that he could still smile and did not have any problems. As for the preparation of the list of military transfers, Mr. Sutin said that there was no need to wait for a new defense minister because if we look at the timeline, problems could arise because we don't know when we will have a new government. Therefore, the process of preparing the list of military appointments must continue because September 15th is the final day. This matter cannot wait because the new minister may have to check his qualifications, receive royal approval, and make a policy statement to the parliament. This may take time. Therefore, the preparation of the list of military appointments cannot wait and must continue. He emphasized that the final day for submitting the list of military names and submitting it for royal endorsement is September 15th. Therefore, there is less than a month left and the process must be carried out. Currently, there are ongoing discussions before a meeting of the Defense Council is called because there are many points that need to be fixed and discussed. However, he confirmed that everything is according to the timeline. As for whether there needs to be a special examination of the qualifications of the military leaders to accommodate Ms. Paethongtarn Shinawatra as Prime Minister, Mr. Sutin said that it is not necessary. Everything is done according to the military system. This change of Prime Minister will not affect the list of names for appointing the military leaders.- Source: Thai News Agency