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UN chief to visit Thailand next week
BANGKOK, Oct 22 -- United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is scheduled to visit Thailand on Tuesday as a guest of the Thai government on his way to attend the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Vietnam.
Mr Ban together with his spouse -- Mrs Ban Soon-taek, will make a working visit to Thailand on October 26, prior to attending the 3rd ASEAN-UN Summit on Friday (October 29) in Hanoi, the Vietnamese capital.
This visit is arranged following an the invitation earlier extended by Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva when he met with Mr Ban while attending the official opening of the Exhibition to promote the Enhancing Lives of Female Inmates (ELFI) Project on October 6 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
The Secretary-General’s visit to Thailand will provide a good opportunity for him to familiarise himself with the constructive role of Thailand in the region, as well as an opportunity for both parties to discuss issues of common interest including: Thai-UN cooperation, ASEAN-UN, the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the UN Partnership Framework and Thailand’s role as Chair of the UN Human Rights Council.
He will arrive in Bangkok in the morning of October 26 and will have a bilateral meeting with the prime minister at Government House, followed by a luncheon hosted by the premier. A joint press conference is scheduled to be held later.
Tuesday afternoon, the UN chief will meeting with the UN team at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) offices on Ratchadamnern Road, and deliver remarks on the occasion of UN Day, and will leave Thailand in the evening for Cambodia before proceeding to attend the 3rd ASEAN-UN Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam.
The Secretary-General's working visit is part of a four nation-tour in Asia, visiting Thailand, Cambodia, Viet Nam and China. (MCOT online news)
Mr Ban together with his spouse -- Mrs Ban Soon-taek, will make a working visit to Thailand on October 26, prior to attending the 3rd ASEAN-UN Summit on Friday (October 29) in Hanoi, the Vietnamese capital.
This visit is arranged following an the invitation earlier extended by Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva when he met with Mr Ban while attending the official opening of the Exhibition to promote the Enhancing Lives of Female Inmates (ELFI) Project on October 6 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
The Secretary-General’s visit to Thailand will provide a good opportunity for him to familiarise himself with the constructive role of Thailand in the region, as well as an opportunity for both parties to discuss issues of common interest including: Thai-UN cooperation, ASEAN-UN, the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the UN Partnership Framework and Thailand’s role as Chair of the UN Human Rights Council.
He will arrive in Bangkok in the morning of October 26 and will have a bilateral meeting with the prime minister at Government House, followed by a luncheon hosted by the premier. A joint press conference is scheduled to be held later.
Tuesday afternoon, the UN chief will meeting with the UN team at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) offices on Ratchadamnern Road, and deliver remarks on the occasion of UN Day, and will leave Thailand in the evening for Cambodia before proceeding to attend the 3rd ASEAN-UN Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam.
The Secretary-General's working visit is part of a four nation-tour in Asia, visiting Thailand, Cambodia, Viet Nam and China. (MCOT online news)
