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Muslim Word League Chief Holds High-level Talks with Thai Officials

Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) Dr. Mohammad Al-Issa hold meetings with Speaker of the House of Representatives Chuan Leekpai and heads of parliamentary committees in Bangkok on Monday (AAWSAT AR)
Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) Dr. Mohammad Al-Issa hold meetings with Speaker of the House of Representatives Chuan Leekpai and heads of parliamentary committees in Bangkok on Monday (AAWSAT AR)
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Muslim Word League Chief Holds High-level Talks with Thai Officials

Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) Dr. Mohammad Al-Issa hold meetings with Speaker of the House of Representatives Chuan Leekpai and heads of parliamentary committees in Bangkok on Monday (AAWSAT AR)
Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) Dr. Mohammad Al-Issa hold meetings with Speaker of the House of Representatives Chuan Leekpai and heads of parliamentary committees in Bangkok on Monday (AAWSAT AR)

Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) Sheikh Dr. Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa and an accompanying delegation visited Thailand on Monday at the invitation from the Thai government.

Al-Issa met with Thai Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha. He also held talks with former Thai prime minister and incumbent Speaker of the House of Representatives Chuan Leekpai.

The talks were attended by heads of parliamentary committees and members of the parliament.

The officials held an expanded meeting over several issues of mutual interest and means to expand bilateral cooperation.

Also, Al-Issa also met with Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai. The two discussed several issues of mutual interest and set frameworks to activate cooperation.

The secretary-general later visited the Jim Thompson House Museum in Bangkok where he met with Thai Minister of Culture Itthiphol Khunpluem.

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Philippine President Says Russian Submarine 'Worrisome'

The Russian submarine, pictured on November 28 by the Philippine military. Handout / AFP
The Russian submarine, pictured on November 28 by the Philippine military. Handout / AFP
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Philippine President Says Russian Submarine 'Worrisome'

The Russian submarine, pictured on November 28 by the Philippine military. Handout / AFP
The Russian submarine, pictured on November 28 by the Philippine military. Handout / AFP

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Monday described as "very worrisome" the presence of a Russian attack submarine off the country's coast in the disputed South China Sea.
The UFA 490 submarine was spotted 148 kilometers (92 miles) west of Cape Calavite on Thursday, the Philippine military said.
"Any intrusion into the West Philippine Sea, of our EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone), of our baselines is very worrisome," Marcos told reporters.
The Philippines dispatched a plane and a warship to the submarine, where the crew said they were awaiting good weather before proceeding to Russia's Vladivostok, the Philippine Navy said in a Monday statement.
Roy Vincent Trinidad, spokesman for the navy in the South China Sea, said the incident is "not alarming".
"But we were surprised because this is a very unique submarine," he told AFP.
The 74-metre (243-foot) long vessel is armed with a missile system that has a range of 12,000 kilometers, according to Russia's state-run TASS news agency.
The submarine was last seen in Philippine waters on Sunday, Trinidad said.
Russia's embassy in Manila and the Philippine foreign ministry did not immediately respond to AFP requests to comment on the matter.