Saudi Arabia has restored relations with Thailand, forgetting the mutual dispute over the theft of diamonds. Both the countries took this decision during the official visit of Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha to Saudi Arabia.
Dubai: Once upon a time, two countries had broken ties due to theft of diamonds. There was no dialogue between the two countries for almost 30 years, but now both have become friends again. Talking about Saudi Arabia and Thailand. Saudi Arabia accused Thailand of stealing diamonds and broke ties. However, now the agreement has been reached again between the two countries. The two ordered the resumption of full diplomatic ties and said they have decided to end the three-decade-old mistrust and enmity that arose after the sensational jewelery theft incident.
meeting after 30 years
The two countries took this decision during the official visit of Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha to Saudi Arabia. There is a high level meeting between the two countries after relations deteriorated after the 1989 theft incident. Saudi Arabia cut diplomatic relations with Thailand due to this theft incident. Many mysterious murders took place due to this theft. This phenomenon is known as the ‘blue diamond case’.
strengthen political ties
A statement given to the official ‘Saudi Press Agency’ after the meeting at the royal palace said that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held talks with Prayut and sought to strengthen economic, security and political ties between the countries by forgetting about the theft. agreed upon. The two countries will explore avenues of joint investment in various sectors ranging from energy and petrochemicals to tourism and hospitality, the statement said. Meanwhile, ‘Saudi Arabian Airlines’ said that it will start direct air service from Riyadh to Bangkok in May.
Saudi’s 50 carat diamond was stolen
Let us tell you that the Blue Diamond incident happened in 1989. In this case, a Thai employee stole many valuables from the palace of Prince Faisal bin Fahd. These included a blue diamond of 50 carats. The employee then fled to Thailand and sold it to a jeweler there. When the Thai police found out, the accused of theft was arrested and most of the jewelery was recovered. After this, when the stolen goods were returned to Saudi Arabia, it was found that the blue diamond was missing and half of the other jewelery returned was also fake.
