Thai premier Abhisit Vejjajiva

Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva today said he would extend an invitation to US President Barack Obama to visit Thailand via the US Secretary of State.
According to a report of the state-run Thai News Agency (TNA), Prime Minister Abhisit disclosed during his weekly television and radio address that his invitation to the US president will be made via US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who will arrive in Thailand on Tuesday and later meet with the foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during …

The 42nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM) / Post Ministerial Conferences (PMC)
and
The 16th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF)
17-23 July 2009
Phuket, Thailand
 
FRIDAY, 17 JULY 2009
0900-1030 hrs - Drafting Committee of the ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting / Drafting Committee of the ASEAN Directors-General Meeting
1400-1500 hrs - Meeting of the Working Group of the Executive Committee of the SEANWFZ Commission
1600-1700 hrs - Meeting of Initiative for ASEAN Integration Taskforce

1900-2100 hrs - ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting Informal Working Dinner / ASEAN Directors-General Informal Working Dinner
 
SATURDAY, 18 JULY 2009
0900-1700 hrs - ASEAN Senior …

The secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) yesterday said he was confident in the security measures provided by Thai authorities for ASEAN meetings.
ASEAN secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan said during a press briefing in Phuket that Thailand was ready to host the 42nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM), Post Ministerial Conferences (PMC) and the 16th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), scheduled for July 19-23, in the southern resort.
“I can assure you all that Thailand’s preparation on the security arrangements is superb. I am most confident that the Meetings will proceed without …