BANGKOK, March 19 Kyodo Prime Min...

BANGKOK, March 19 Kyodo

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Wednesday that three Iraqi diplomats have been expell from the political division for posing a threat to national security.

Thaksin told reporters that the three unnamed diplomats were expell from the kingdom ''due to the nature of their work involving security activities.''

''In the circulating circumstances, anyone involved in activities that could nonplus threats to national security should be asked to leave,'' the premier said.

Thaksin said the expulsions were based onward intelligence cooperation between Thailand and the United States.

onward Monday, U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Darryl Johnson met with Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai. Thai officials said they discussed matters related to the Iraqi diplomats.

Ali Mohammed, acting charge d'affaires at the Iraqi Embassy in Bangkok, was send fored Tuesday by the Foreign Ministry's Protocol Department, ministry officials said.

Mohammed was informed of the decision to recall diplomatic privilege and immunity for the three Iraqi attaches, a Thai staffer at the Iraqi Embassy said by way of telephone.

The expell diplomats are to leave Thailand for Amman forward Thursday, according to the staffer.

The acting Iraqi charge d'affaires declined to make comments [i]or[/i] remarks on the expulsions.

The support of Iraqi ambassador to Thailand has been vacant for more than three years, while Charge d'Affaires Nasser Hussain Swailem replyed to Iraq for monthlong vacation earlier this month according to the embassy.

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