"The 15th Asean summit will be held in Cha-am/Hua Hin in October, not as originally announced in Phuket, Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said yesterday. "After consultation with security agencies, we have decided on Cha-am/Hua Hin," he said.
The summit of Asean leaders and their Asia-Pacific partners will be held on October 23-25, he said.Thailand as the chair has circulated the decision to the other members for consideration, he said.
The government announced during the Asean Ministerial Meeting in Phuket in July that the next summit would be held in Phuket, but agencies suggested they could more conveniently provide security in Cha-am/Hua Hin. The difficulty appears to be the resort island's vegetarian festival in October, Kasit said. The safety of the leaders is a priority, he said."
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Nation: Phuket "too dangerous" for ASEAN summit
Started by Dick, Aug 15 2009 07:14 AM
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Posted 15 August 2009 - 04:21 PM
That was yesterday; this is today:
"Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Saturday that the exact venue of the 15th ASEAN summit should be known next week.His remarks were made only a day after Foreign Affairs Minister Kasit Piromya said that the venue of the summit had been changed from the southern resort island of Phuket to the seaside resort towns of Cha-am and Hua Hin southwest of Bangkok, but the summit would take place October 23-25 as originally planned.
Mr. Abhisit, however, said the exact venue of the summit is still not decided and said that concerned officials are considering several factors before making the final decision.
The prime minister said it might be “inconvenient” to hold the summit in Phuket as the community will hold its annual vegetarian fair, and that the necessary security arrangement could negatively impact tourism at that time.He said the venue of the summit should be announced at a meeting next week while the meeting dates remain unchanged."
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"Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Saturday that the exact venue of the 15th ASEAN summit should be known next week.His remarks were made only a day after Foreign Affairs Minister Kasit Piromya said that the venue of the summit had been changed from the southern resort island of Phuket to the seaside resort towns of Cha-am and Hua Hin southwest of Bangkok, but the summit would take place October 23-25 as originally planned.
Mr. Abhisit, however, said the exact venue of the summit is still not decided and said that concerned officials are considering several factors before making the final decision.
The prime minister said it might be “inconvenient” to hold the summit in Phuket as the community will hold its annual vegetarian fair, and that the necessary security arrangement could negatively impact tourism at that time.He said the venue of the summit should be announced at a meeting next week while the meeting dates remain unchanged."
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Posted 16 August 2009 - 12:16 PM
It seems that there are too many players trying to call the shots in this (rather adolescent) game of Hop-Scotch just in order to decide where the future Asean get-together is to be held.
