Summit

[fred2007]

So the world is having an eye on Thailand again

Thai protesters shut down summit meeting

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11 April 2009 | 11:39:21 AM | Source: AFP

Demonstrators are calling for the resignation of Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva (Getty)

The foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea canceled a meeting at an Asian summit after Thai anti-government protesters blockaded their hotel, officials said.

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Hundreds of demonstrators calling for the resignation of Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva prevented the Japanese minister's car from entering the venue in the beach resort of Pattaya, AFP reporters said.

First major disruption

The meeting, which was set to discuss North Korea's recent rocket launch and economic issues, was called off after the ministers had waited for an hour, officials from the Chinese and Japanese delegations said.

"The meeting has been cancelled," a senior Chinese official told AFP.

It was the first time that the red-shirted supporters of fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra had managed to disrupt the summit programme since they descended on Pattaya a day earlier.

Earlier ASEAN demonstration

About 2,000 demonstrators Friday laid siege to the main venue of the meeting of 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders plus their counterparts from China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand.

They had dispersed overnight but returned early Saturday to block the road outside the meeting of the three east Asian nations with taxis and at least two large trucks, witnesses said.

[IMA_FARANG]

Oh Oh....this is not good.

Locals in Pattaya battaling with Red Shirts.

Meeting being canceled because of disruption by protesters.

This is what I was worried about when the protesters seemed to dissaper from the Victory monument in Bangkok. My question then was then...where did they go?

Looks like Pattaya was the choice.

I hope I'm wrong but this could be bad news.

I just hope the more rational minds and the nonviolent prevail, but right now I don't like the signs.

[sriracha john]

....and now we have a baker's dozen (13) of threads on the same topic.

[wasabi]

....and now we have a baker's dozen (13) of threads on the same topic.

The more the merrier. I just want to make sure every thread has my comment that is a complete disgrace but however revealing that Thailand is SEA's basket case country full of incompetent leaders and backwards logic. Som nam nah.

[Tywais]

....and now we have a baker's dozen (13) of threads on the same topic.

Please use the main thread on this topic for responses and not create new ones > http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/State-Emerge...ur-t256341.html

//edit - new News Clipping link added regarding the summit.