Experts Cast Doubt On Thailand’s Offer To Host Trump – Kim Summit

[webfact]

Experts Cast Doubt On Thailand’s Offer To Host Trump – Kim Summit

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

An artist’s rendition of the pivotal moment Donald Trump introduces his newfound buddy Kim Jong Un to junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha. Original images: AP and ThaiGov

 

BANGKOK — After watching on the sideline for decades, Thailand earlier this week offered to play a gigantic role that no country ever achieved so far: hosting a meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

 

Minister of Foreign Affairs Don Pramudwinai told reporters on Tuesday the country is willing to host the historic summit. The comment came after Bloomberg named Bangkok a potential stage for the meeting alongside eight other cities including Helsinki and Geneva.

 

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[shady86]

Mr President would be glad to visit Cowboy and Patpong during the summit!

[RotMahKid]

It's still a JUNTA government, it will never happen. Let him dream his dreams. what a clown

 

[ratcatcher]

1 hour ago, shady86 said:

Mr President would be glad to visit Cowboy and Patpong during the summit!

While young Kim takes a bubble bath on Ratchadapisek Rd.

[Darcula]

It's not as if KJU hasn't been there before.

 

[yellowboat]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Bloomberg named Bangkok a potential stage for the meeting alongside eight other cities including Helsinki and Geneva.

What are they putting in the coffee over at Bloomberg ?   Most of their planes are old, and they will probably get lost on the way.  Nice distraction on the part of the junta tho.  At least, Bloomberg gave them a little face.  Let Mayor Bloomberg spend more than one night in Bangkok to see how he likes it.   Live like a local: deal with traffic that boggles the imagination, over crowded mass transit, roads and sidewalks which are crap. 

[Juan B Tong]

Anybody proposing such a thing should be given a drug test.

[Peterw42]

Who will submit the TM30s, I can see a couple of fines.

[klauskunkel]

Experts And Expats Cast Doubt On Thailand’s Offer To Host Trump – Kim Summit

The US Embassy in Bangkok declined to comment: "We just don't know what to say..."

Edited April 26, 2018 by klauskunkel

[quandow]

“Thailand’s foreign policy is ad hoc, makeshift and scattered, without overall coherence and geostrategic outlook amidst a big domestic political mess,” international relations scholar Thitinan Pongsudhirak said.

 

Now THAT'S and EXPERT!!!

[Top Chef]

I wonder how much Tea-Money they were scheming to squeeze from this proposed summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un.

Or just maybe this was a plot to soften the two of them up with the idea of future concessions for Thailand. I could just picture Trump and Un taking side trips to Thailand's designated 'hot-spots' such as Nana, Cowboy, Pattaya or Patong.

Maybe a special golfing adventure...."PRICELESS".

      

[IAMHERE]

Wouldn't Trump and Kim (plus their minions) all need Work Permits ?  Too many North Koreans in Bangkok now.

[Jingthing]

Never mind. Thailand is out.

 

The final two options are Singapore and the DMZ in Korea.

 

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[wotsdermatter]

According to CNN, just a short time ago, Kim agreed to meet Trump at Panmunjom at the DMZ, so the speculation of the junta offering to host the meeting seems to be dead.  Thailand would not be a good place for the meeting as Bangkok has too many side attractions on offer which could detract from the actual process between the two leaders.