PM reveals “Sutin” has not yet signed a proposal to amend the contract to purchase submarines.

Government House, PM reveals "Sutin" has not yet signed, proposes to amend the contract to purchase submarines, 2 points, change the engine of the Chinese submarine - extend the delivery time before sending it to the Cabinet for consideration, emphasizes that everything must be correct - transparent - in accordance with the law, states that corruption will not be tolerated. Prime Minister Settha Thavisin spoke about the Navy's submarine purchase, which he previously stated that Defense Minister Suthin Khlangsaeng had signed a request for the Cabinet to amend two agreements: 1. The Navy requests an amendment to the agreement, problems by changing the diesel engine that drives the generator from the MTU 396 model to the Chinese CHD620 submarine engine, and 2. Requesting an extension of the submarine delivery period according to the project to 1,217 days. If there are any changes after this, the Navy should be given the authority to make changes and amendments, and the Commander of the Royal Thai Navy should b e given the authority to sign the amendment to the agreement. He said that he had heard about this and had asked about it, but Suthin said that he had not signed it yet. When asked if Mr. Sutin came out to say that there were still obstacles in terms of the law, which the Prime Minister's working group is currently looking into, Mr. Settha said that it was not an obstacle with his working group, but an obstacle in terms of the law, and emphasized that everything must be correct and in accordance with the law. As for the question of whether there was a bad smell or not, the project was postponed, Mr. Settha stated that he did not understand what the bad smell was. If it was corruption, he would not accept it. Everything must be in accordance with justice, adhering to the principle of the law. When asked again that if in the end he wanted to amend the contract in 2 matters, namely the engine, which is a Chinese engine, and to request an extension of the delivery period, the Prime Minister said that he though t it would be better not to guess where the amendment would be. He asked to sign first and then ask the Council of State. However, everything must go through the Cabinet and confirm that it must be transparent, verifiable, and in accordance with the law. As for the navy wanting the signing to be completed within this month, the Prime Minister said that if everything can be done, is legal and passes the Council of State, and is legitimate, then everything will be done as quickly as possible. Source: Thai News Agency