The visit came shortly after Sutin’s appointment was made official.
The royal command endorsing the appointment of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s government ministers was announced in the Royal Gazette on Saturday.
The new defence minister, the fifth civilian to hold the post, asked for Thammarak’s advice regarding security matters, to which the retired general promised “full-scale assistance”, a source familiar with the matter said.
Thammarak also offered his good wishes for Sutin to work smoothly in his new position.
The pair have been close since they were MPs in the now-defunct Thai Rak Thai Party, which was founded and led by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is now regarded as the patriarch of the governing Pheu Thai Party.
Thammarak and Sutin played a key role in election campaigning in the Northeast, which is the stronghold of both Thai Rak Thai…
