Asean Summit Is Delayed Again To October

[george]

ASEAN Summit is delayed again to October

BANGKOK: -- Thailand decided on Wednesday to delay ASEAN Summit from June to October, Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said Wednesday.

Kasit was speaking after attending a cabinet meeting.

Asian Summit with dialogue partner countries have been delayed from April to June 12-14 after red shirted protesters stormed into the medial hall of the meeting venue in Pattaya.

-- The Nation 2009-05-13

[frenchFARANGbkk]

Yes, better cancel it than losing face again !

[webfact]

For whatever reason it was delayed

...the "reds" will declare the delay as their victory!

[h90]

For whatever reason it was delayed

...the "reds" will declare the delay as their victory!

Well it is their victory. Actually I don't know what the won (maybe they won the golden banana for bringing Thailand one more step closer to be a banana republic), but they did it.

[webfact]

For whatever reason it was delayed

...the "reds" will declare the delay as their victory!

Well it is their victory. Actually I don't know what the won (maybe they won the golden banana for bringing Thailand one more step closer to be a banana republic), but they did it.

They have successfully turned Thailand back into a 3rd world country...

/remark deleted Webfact

Edited May 13, 2009 by webfact

[HamSabai]

For whatever reason it was delayed

...the "reds" will declare the delay as their victory!

Well it is their victory. Actually I don't know what the won (maybe they won the golden banana for bringing Thailand one more step closer to be a banana republic), but they did it.

You're late kid!

This award was won a few months ago with the airport seizure by PAD.

[churchill]

Delayed as they probably could not persuade anyone to turn up after their last effort .

[h90]

For whatever reason it was delayed

...the "reds" will declare the delay as their victory!

Well it is their victory. Actually I don't know what the won (maybe they won the golden banana for bringing Thailand one more step closer to be a banana republic), but they did it.

You're late kid!

This award was won a few months ago with the airport seizure by PAD.

Well you can't compare mostly peaceful pro democracy demonstrations to get rid of a illegal no democratic government - with trying to hostage foreign country leaders, violent demonstrations and trying to kill the PM with the purpose to bring the most corrupt expremier thailand had + murder back into power.

While the airport "seizure" was a major inconvenience, they never tried to blow up half Bangkok like the reds.

[DaleBlue]

Which year? 2020 perhaps?

[Scott]

Whose turn is it next to host the summits, because it looks like it might not happen here.

The problem is that all things considered, things could be substantially worse in October.....or they could be substantially better....this is Thailand and figuring things out is like buying a lottery ticket.

[Thailand]

It is more likely that the majority of those countries ministers had more pressing engagements at the current time.

[HagenvonTronje]

For whatever reason it was delayed

...the "reds" will declare the delay as their victory!

Well it is their victory. Actually I don't know what the won (maybe they won the golden banana for bringing Thailand one more step closer to be a banana republic), but they did it.

declaring Victory with a big ballyhoo was a typical Chamlong habit. the PAD had a Victory very three days and in between dozens of last and final battles.

they represent the banana image.

[Jingthing]

Thailand loses. Thank you, red thugs.

[h90]

For whatever reason it was delayed

...the "reds" will declare the delay as their victory!

Well it is their victory. Actually I don't know what the won (maybe they won the golden banana for bringing Thailand one more step closer to be a banana republic), but they did it.

declaring Victory with a big ballyhoo was a typical Chamlong habit. the PAD had a Victory very three days and in between dozens of last and final battles.

they represent the banana image.

what has this to do with the Asean Phuket meeting??

Can't see Chamlong there...

[webfact]

Thailand loses. Thank you, red thugs.

Chain reaction... Phuket Film Festival has been canceled too - sad - sad - sad

[Kimera]

ASEAN Summit is delayed again to October

BANGKOK: -- Thailand decided on Wednesday to delay ASEAN Summit from June to October, Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said Wednesday.

Kasit was speaking after attending a cabinet meeting.

Asian Summit with dialogue partner countries have been delayed from April to June 12-14 after red shirted protesters stormed into the medial hall of the meeting venue in Pattaya.

-- The Nation 2009-05-13

The ASEAN summit was needed to ugently sort out the response to the current economic problems, maybe by October it will all have been sorted out without them

[brahmburgers]

What does ASEAN do? They don't take any dynamic stands on anything.

They're all so busy trying to avoid anyone losing any face, that they're essentially toothless.

They can't find any way to deal with Burma. On the E.Timor thing, it was western countries who acted. ASEAN countries came along weeks/months later, as if stirred from a long nap.

What has ASEAN done for the environment, for displaced people, for natural disasters like Nargis. Answer: nothing. At most, they make mentions of economic things, because they're all seized on the paramount importance of money. If they're so myopically focused on money matters, why don't they start discussions about a common currency for SE Asia. It won't happen for at least 40 years, because such a concept is too far 'out of the box' to discuss at this time. I doubt they will formally discuss the possiblity of a common language, but I'd venture that discussions at ASEAN are in English. I had a Thai friend and a Burmese friend, and when they conversed, it was in broken English. Those two countries have shared common borders for hundreds of years, and the only common language is from the other side of the world!?. It would be like people from Mississippi and Alabama having to speak Korean to understand each other.

After that, they could discuss easing archaic border controls, thereby bringing SE Asia closer to being a federation of States (like the European Union) , instead of maintaining their separate little fiefdoms. Example: One of the 'Friendship Bridges' (they can't come up with new names for new bridges between countries, so they keep using 'Friendship Bridge') - this one between Thailand and Burma, has been operational for several years, but do they use it? No. Not a truck or car has gone from one side to the other. They can't get their act together, or coordinate their stuff - I don't know the glitches, but I'm sure they're petty and easily fixed, if mature, creative-thinking people were involved.

[Jingthing]

Maybe they just need to meet more often. What does the UN do either?

[mauGR1]

Another blow for Thailand.I can see the red thaksinocrats chanting victory while the credibility of their country is sinking.Sad

[Journalist]

"I can see the red thaksinocrats chanting victory"......

Reds and their political wings are not allowed to be victorious in general elections either now or at any future time, or, more importantly do anything to disrupt the core money flows.

Yes, a number of triumphs of civil disobedience will be won, but as long as the primary money streams are left intact, those victories won't be seen as a great sacrifice by those whose bank accounts are remorselessly ticking upward.

Edited May 13, 2009 by Journalist

[AsiaMB]

For whatever reason it was delayed

...the "reds" will declare the delay as their victory!

It was in the Nation that Abhisit is supposedly going to be out of office by August...... interesting reading..... maybe he can have the sumit before then....

[HagenvonTronje]

CABINET DECISION

Asean Summit delayed again

By Supalak Ganjanakhundee

The Nation

Published on May 14, 2009

Safety 'not a concern'; rescheduling difficulties blamed Meeting most likely to be held in October

The government decided yesterday to push back the Asean Summit with six dialogue partners to either July or October after running into rescheduling difficulties for next month.

"It's a technical problem about the timetable. No leader was concerned about security matters or doubtful about the safety to be provided by Thailand," Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya told reporters yesterday.

Many leaders could not attend the summit as tentatively planned in Phuket for June 13-14, he said.

A new date had not been set, as the government was waiting for a meeting of senior officials from Asean and partners in Phuket next Tuesday, he said.

Two possible openings for the summit to be hosted by Thailand were in July after the Asean Ministerial Meeting or in October.

October looked more likely in order to give more time for all 16 leaders to prepare to attend the region's most important conference.

Also October would mean the 14th Asean Summit would not have to be rescheduled after the last attempt to hold it in Pattaya last month was abruptly aborted due to violent anti-government protests.

In this case, the 14th and 15th Asean summits would be combined, with Thailand still playing host for the 15th leaders' meeting due to a change in Asean's chairmanship rotation to a calendar year.

Earlier, the Asean chair was rotated among member countries every July, but Thailand is due to remain as host until end of this year, covering a period of 17-18 months.

Vietnam is due to take over the Asean chair next year.

Besides the 10 member countries, Asean has six dialogue partners from Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea.

Thailand had proposed to reschedule the 14th summit to June with Phuket as the venue, but some Asean leaders could not fit the event into their plans.

But other countries had hurdles to fit into a new schedule. India has to form a new government as its general election takes place this month, New Zealand is holding a by-election, Indonesia will also face a presidential election and the South Korean leader was due to visit the US, Kasit said.

If the summit cannot be held soon, Asean would send out joint statements, sup-posed to be endorsed at the summit, to governments in the Asean countries and partners for ad-referendum approval, he said.

"We don't need to have them endorsed in the meeting and we can do them separately to make activities move on."

The Asean-China economic agreement could be signed in the third week of July when Asean ministers and partners gather for the annual meeting.

The Asean-Australia pact on development assistance would also be signed by foreign ministers in July, he said. The postponement would not sour relations between Asean and its partners, he added.

-- The Nation May 14, 2009

article here

[HagenvonTronje]

For whatever reason it was delayed

...the "reds" will declare the delay as their victory!

It was in the Nation that Abhisit is supposedly going to be out of office by August...... interesting reading..... maybe he can have the sumit before then....

The foreign minister doesn't blame red shirts for the delay. he speaks of "technical problem about the timetable." by the leaders of the other nations.

the foreign message, "ohh, sorry, no have time in june, how about ... later." can be also seen as diplomatic solution not wanted to bee seen next to Abhisit and having a meeting that can be only protected form the people by heavy army and tanks. that is maybe the wet dream of Abhisit and the military, having all the uniforms and guns around, sane politicans of the other Nations know that is a dam_n ugly picture. that don't get support, at least officially symbolic with a meeeting (behind tanks, barricades, barbed wire and shots tear through the air). used the army, only paper bullets or not, for a crackdown on protesters is abnormal, evidence of incapacity, nothing more. disperse the crowd with most violent and brute police force, tear gas, water cannon, rubber bullets, truncheons and what ever. is okay. but not with the army and soldiers. failure. you lose and nobody want to play with you ASEAN summit.

but maybe the problem is solved in october and Abhisit is gone.

[HagenvonTronje]

PM: meeting postponement costs the country dearly

BANGKOK, 13 May 2009 (NNT) - Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva admitted the postponement of the ASEAN and dialogue partners meetings affected the country’s image and economic opportunities.

The Prime Minister said he regretted that the ASEAN+3 and +6 Summits had been delayed as it would inevitably impact the country’s economic opportunities as well as national image. He said that the matter should be a good lesson for everyone.

Nonetheless, Mr. Abhisit was confident that the meeting postponement would not ruin international confidence in Thailand as the rescheduling was due to the inconvenience to join the meeting by some participating countries such as India, Indonesia and South Korea.

He elaborated that the new meeting dates would be pinpointed after the ASEAN Senior Officers’ Meeting on May 19. The new schedule of the meeting might be in October which would coincide with the planned 15th ASEAN Summit.

Mr. Abhisit said further that he would urge ASEAN senior officers to work out strategies to reduce the impact from the meeting postponement, adding it cost the region in several aspects.

-- NNT 13 May 2009

article here

[Jingthing]

unlike the hate team on TVboard the foreign minister doesn't blame red shirts for the delay. he speaks of "technical problem about the timetable." by the leaders of the other nations.

The meeting was scheduled for APRIL. The red shirted thugs attacked it. Stop rewriting history. We are not that stupid.

PM: meeting postponement costs the country dearly

BANGKOK, 13 May 2009 (NNT) - Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva admitted the postponement of the ASEAN and dialogue partners meetings affected the country’s image and economic opportunities.

The Prime Minister said he regretted that the ASEAN+3 and +6 Summits had been delayed as it would inevitably impact the country’s economic opportunities as well as national image. He said that the matter should be a good lesson for everyone.

Get it. The lesson is that internal enemies of Thailand (and external in Thaksin body) in red shirts should never again attack vital international conferences.

Edited May 13, 2009 by Jingthing

[HagenvonTronje]

Thailand loses. Thank you, red thugs.

Chain reaction... Phuket Film Festival has been canceled too - sad - sad - sad

not a chain reaction. the film festival had been cancelled because of hardcore talk about "Draconian security laws" , the heavy security measures, say soldier and tanks in town. that scares those film sophistos off.

also that hotels and guest houses have been warned to accept bookings from northern Thailand, could be red 'dissidents', but also normal visitor for the festival, with lots of roadblocks an all there have been concern that visitors not come, locals maybe stay away from the island for a couple of days and it wouldn't be fun at all.

sad is to have such a PM and his the choise of means he thinks, that are the 'best' to talk with the people. not everybody like and welcomes that.

the fear of red is mostly propaganda paranoia and the film festival people haven't been the only ones, unhappy with the decision to held the meeting in phuket. for the film people the Summit delay comes to late, but lot's of other will be happy about it, down in phuket. to have no-summit meeting.

[HagenvonTronje]

The foreign minister doesn't blame red shirts for the delay. he speaks of "technical problem about the timetable." by the leaders of the other nations.

The meeting was scheduled for APRIL. The red shirted thugs attacked it. Stop rewriting history. We are not that stupid.

PM: meeting postponement costs the country dearly

BANGKOK, 13 May 2009 (NNT) - Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva admitted the postponement of the ASEAN and dialogue partners meetings affected the country’s image and economic opportunities.

The Prime Minister said he regretted that the ASEAN+3 and +6 Summits had been delayed as it would inevitably impact the country’s economic opportunities as well as national image. He said that the matter should be a good lesson for everyone.

Get it. The lesson is that internal enemies of Thailand (and external in Thaksin body) in red shirts should never again attack vital international conferences.

I am talking about that for june announced meeting in phuket. Abhisits super ACE card.

there was the shame of pattaya, the embarrassment. after songkran forgotten, the super paper bullet blitz crackdown show did make Abhisit much more stronger, much more popular much more loved, right. your words.

that was Abhisits phoenix moment, the new date for a new meeting was set. the goal restoration of Abhisits the country’s reputation and prestige. 10 + 6 leaders would come, come to Abhisist and show that they still trust him. wasn't even hillary on the guest list, to show super US support for Mark?

the propaganda show was full spinning, we have that meeting super leaders for super mark. the army promised to shot down every red shirt in the 5 kilometres ban zone and the police quickly learned new skills with riot sticks and shields and is now able to beat protesters to minced meat.

but the big announcement came to early, before the things have been set and in the bag. despite the big mouth of Phonenix Abhisit, success wasn't assured yet and suddendly the super 10 leaders plus 6 don't have time for him and his total new image as superhero who has everything under control.

it's an another fiasco and disgrace, because Abhisit and the Dem's fell off their high horse.

and now the whinge and moan. additional Government propaganda. instead to admit their own incompetence and incapability they blame others. the reds a useful scapegoats to hide the own impotance. don't clamour that the reds now declare victory - why? show better a facepalm for that government.

if you look carefully, you can spot on the photo below 4 reasons that cause an inevitably impact the country’s economic opportunities.

[sriracha john]

Thailand loses. Thank you, red thugs.

Chain reaction... Phuket Film Festival has been canceled too - sad - sad - sad

Another blow for Thailand.I can see the red thaksinocrats chanting victory while the credibility of their country is sinking.Sad

Yes to both posts. The Red Shirts have ruined hopes of reconciliation with their continual, non-reconciliation rhetoric.

Edited May 13, 2009 by sriracha john

[jayboy]

Thailand loses. Thank you, red thugs.

Chain reaction... Phuket Film Festival has been canceled too - sad - sad - sad

Another blow for Thailand.I can see the red thaksinocrats chanting victory while the credibility of their country is sinking.Sad

Yes to both posts. The Red Shirts have ruined hopes of reconciliation with their continual, non-reconciliation rhetoric.

I agree.It must be particularly disappointing for those like you who have consistently loooked for compromise and reconciliation.

[hammered]

It may be that it is best to delay this meeting until reconcilliation has moved on a bit otherwise there will always be a country or two unwilling to attend imho.It doesnt matter if the givernment changes tomorrow or goes national government. Thailand has had too many public problems for all to be easily satisfied.