Stream Of Foreign Envoys To Meet Yingluck

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Stream of foreign envoys to meet Yingluck

By The Nation

You Ay, the Cambodian ambassador to Thailand, yesterday became the first foreign envoy to meet and congratulate newlyendorsed Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

The envoy was among eight ambassadors lining up to meet the first female prime minister of Thailand at the Pheu Thai Party headquarters.

You Ay also presented Yingluck with official congratulatory notes from Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen and Foreign Minister Hor Nam Hong.

The ambassador was quoted as telling the PM that both countries should separate political conflict from economic cooperation and they should strengthen all aspects of working together.

Yingluck told You Ay her policy would create peace and reconciliation between the two countries and that they should cooperate more under the framework of Asean and the Asean Economic Cooperation.

Under the government of Yingluck's predecessor Abhisit Vejjajiva, Thailand and Cambodia had rocky relations on a number of issues, with border conflicts escalating several times into clashes resulting in deaths of both soldiers and civilians.

However relations between Cambodia and Yingluck's brother, convicted exPM Thaksin, have been much smoother. Cambodia's PM Hun Sen once appointed the exiled Thaksin as his government's economic adviser. The Abhisit government was furious and ordered withdrawal of the Thai and Khmer ambassadors and downgraded diplomatic ties.

After You Ay, it was the turn of Indonesian ambassador Mohammad Hatta who read out a congratulatory message from his President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Thailand and Indonesia have enjoyed strong relations and cooperation for a long time and last year celebrated the 60th anniversary of their diplomatic ties. Hatta said his president was looking forward to meeting Yingluck at the Asean Summit to be held in Bali in November.

Indonesia would like to invite Yingluck to make an official visit to the country, Hatta said.

Yingluck then met with the ambassadors of Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Chile and Panama.

-- The Nation 2011-08-10

[geriatrickid]

It is wonderful see the friendship, love and admiration Thailand's neighbours have for the new PTP government led by the wonderful PM Yingluck.

[Payboy]

You Ay, the Cambodian ambassador to Thailand

Was standing next in line to Hu Me the Chinese ambassador?

[surangw]

will they be bearing gifts?