webfact Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Thai Govt Unveils 12-Nation 'Friends of Thailand' BlocBy Khaosod EnglishBANGKOK – Diplomats from twelve countries are visiting Bangkok today as a part of the Foreign Ministry's effort to form a new diplomatic bloc that promotes Thailand's standing in the international community, a government spokesperson said."They visited Thailand through our program of creating a network of alliances for Thailand - called Friends of Thailand - which has been formed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs," said Maj.Gen. Weerachon Sukhonthapatipak.The diplomats, who are ambassadors to the United Nations, hail from Antigua and Barbuda, Burundi, Central African Republic, Comoros, Dominican Republic, Gabon, Ghana, Kiribati, Hungary, Nauru, Vanuatu, and Cameroon.According to Maj.Gen. Weerachon, junta chairman and Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha met with the UN ambassadors today and told them that Thailand is undergoing a period of national reforms, and will hold an election by September 2016."The Prime Minister and the government will not interfere [with the election]," Maj.Gen. Weerachon said. "And he insisted that he did not want to hold on to power, and is not seeking personal gain. He is enduring all of this for his country. In the past, various conflicts prevented the country from moving forward, so it was necessary for him to step in and take care of the situation. And he insisted that Thailand is building a sustainable system of democracy."Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1432708694 -- Khaosod English 2015-05-27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songhua Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Some of the world's real power players there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khwaibah Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 " Barbuda, Burundi, Central African Republic, Comoros, Dominican Republic, Gabon, Ghana, Kiribati, Hungary, Nauru, Vanuatu, and Cameroon." All have top notch quality tourist available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toybits Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Outside of the Central African Republic, I wonder how many persons could correctly guess half of the continents those other countries are located in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyL Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Wow, the first two paragraphs had me thinking this was going to be a significant announcement -- this new "Diplomatic Block", you know, something like the G7. Trying to think what snappy name they had selected for the group -- FOT just didn't seem to have the proper gravitas. Then I kept reading and saw what countries were on board. Yeah, the I think we can come up with something suitable using FOT as a starting point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orac Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 How did Hungary manage to sneak in there - was the ambassador fooled by some pretty into thinking he was doing a survey on tourism? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willyumiii Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Those are some pretty influential friends! Most people could not even find them on a map! Go Thailand!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddavidovsky Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Thailand finds its level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 How did Hungary manage to sneak in there - was the ambassador fooled by some pretty into thinking he was doing a survey on tourism? They thought it said Hungry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyL Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 (edited) Yeah, can you imagine what went thru the Hungarian ambassador's mind when he looked around the room and realized he was the biggest power player there? Probably something like, why am I wasting my time? Edited May 27, 2015 by NancyL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tso310 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Obviously a late April fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesetat2013 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 What happened to having elections in Feb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Oh the Irony.... to go from playing footsie (allegedly) with the President of the USA to being best mates with The Central African Republic. .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chang_paarp Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Some fine examples of democracy in that bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmsally Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 (edited) Oh my god I haven't laughed so much in years. This has to be the funniest thing ever, but still left wondering if someone is having a joke. This is the sort of thing you hear on Not the Nine O'Clock News. PS The system wouldn't let me add enough laughing smileys Edited May 27, 2015 by cmsally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatawonderfulday Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 N. Korea will be added to the list next week along with Sealand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songhua Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Burundi diplomat: 'Our president understands your plight' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prbkk Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Visa free entry , reciprocated, for all those "friends"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatsujin Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 ... I'm still giggling ... these guys simply do not live in the real world ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiyaibob Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Could explain why Thais are always Hungary or is that Hungaly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkpanther99 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Thailand, you never cease to amaze. That list is like a who's who of world super powers, right? What I find most amazing is that officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs actually know where any of these countries are. Jesus wept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deckape Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 I know it was translated from Thai language, but still... That is the most disjointed press release I have ever read in my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiSoLowSoNoSo Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Must be tuff times for the Thai diplomats when they have to join a club with mostly people with dark skin. What happened to the 40 years of friendship with North Korea, did they cheat them too or? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plutojames88 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Birds of a feather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOC Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Friends of Thailand>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The G12 Waiting for ginjag to explain, why those countries are so important!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoePai Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Kiribat - have to admit I had to get Google out to see where that great nation was in the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmsally Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Actually I was OK with Kiribat but had to double check on Nauru !! Gosh this is turning into quite a geography lesson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobileContent Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Antigua and Barbuda, Burundi, Central African Republic, Comoros, Dominican Republic, Gabon, Ghana, Kiribati, Hungary, Nauru, Vanuatu, and Cameroon No friends of Asia? It says a lot about the current diplomatic mess Thailand is in. I thought Japan and China and of course Brunei would be on that lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deckape Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 ^^ I am always skeptical at the language chosen for these Thai PBS stories. This was probably just some ordinary meeting or something. Quite possible the domestic media is taking the piss, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ameadi Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Many rocket scientists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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