By Prensa Latina
Bangkok : Thailand and the United States will develop joint military exercises from May 8 to 21, joining a seventh version of the maneuvers called Operation Cobra Gold, sources announced in this capital on Thursday.
The two sides will double the number of participating troops, compared to previous edition, announced James F. Entwistle, deputy chief of the US diplomatic Mission in this South Asian country.
About 5,000 Thailand soldiers and 6,000 from the Pentagon will attend this military exercise, focused on training for peace missions, said Entwistle.
The US Diplomat also said Washington and Bangkok invited Argentina, Brunei, France, United Kingdom, Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Philippines, and Mongolia to participate with their armies, which would perform different functions in that annual military exercise.