PM satisfied with US-ASEAN summit



BANGKOK, 19 February 2016 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has voiced satisfaction with his attendance of the US-ASEAN summit held in California of the United States and affirmed Thailand’s continued cooperation with the US and ASEAN on all fronts.

Prime Minister Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha disclosed following his attendance of the first ever US-ASEAN leaders’ summit that he was satisfied with the results of talks on topics such as terrorism, climate change, public health and human trafficking.

He let on that Thailand has promised to cooperate with the nations of ASEAN and the US in addressing international level challenges and will support the resolution of issues such as human trafficking.

On the matter of people smuggling, the premier assured the gathering that his government is urgently reforming relevant aspects of the nation to curb the problem and is working in line with its oath to ASEAN.

He assured that work is being done especially to aid women and children but added that support from all sides is needed to elevate Thailand’s handling of human trafficking to international standards.

The PM especially lauded the signing of the Sunnyland Principle by the leaders of the US and ASEAN, which he said affirms their partnership.


-- NNT 2016-02-19

The Sunnyland Principle

Joint Statement of the U.S.-ASEAN Special Leaders’ Summit: Sunnylands Declaration

Sunnylands, California

February 15-16, 2016

We the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States of America gathered in Sunnylands, California, on February 15-16, 2016, for a Special Leaders Summit. This Special U.S.-ASEAN Leaders Summit was the first ever to be held in the United States and the very first Summit following the establishment of the ASEAN Community.

The Summit marked a watershed year for both ASEAN and for the increasingly close U.S-ASEAN. strategic partnership. In 2015, ASEAN Member States celebrated the establishment of the ASEAN Community, working together toward an ASEAN that better serves the people of Southeast Asia.

At our Summit in Kuala Lumpur in November 2015, we elevated the U.S.-ASEAN relationship to a strategic partnership, recognizing the transformation of our relationship over the past several years. On the occasion of this Special Summit, we the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of ASEAN and the United States of America take this opportunity to reaffirm the key principles that will guide our cooperation going forward:

1. Mutual respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, equality and political independence of all nations by firmly upholding the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations, the ASEAN Charter and international law;

2. The importance of shared prosperity, sustainable, inclusive economic growth and development, and the nurturing of our young people to sustain continued peace, development, and stability for mutual benefit;

3. Mutual recognition of the importance of pursuing policies that lead to dynamic, open, and competitive economies that foster economic growth, job creation, innovation, entrepreneurship and connectivity, and that support SMEs and narrow the development gap;

4. Our commitment to ensure opportunities for all of our peoples, through strengthening democracy, enhancing good governance and adherence to the rule of law, promoting and protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms, encouraging the promotion of tolerance and moderation, and protecting the environment;

5. Respect and support for ASEAN Centrality and ASEAN-led mechanisms in the evolving regional architecture of the Asia-Pacific;

6. Firm adherence to a rules-based regional and international order that upholds and protects the rights and privileges of all states;

7. Shared commitment to peaceful resolution of disputes, including full respect for legal and diplomatic processes, without resorting to the threat or use of force in accordance with universally recognized principles of international law and the 1982 United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS);

8. Shared commitment to maintain peace, security and stability in the region, ensuring maritime security and safety, including the rights of freedom of navigation and overflight and other lawful uses of the seas, and unimpeded lawful maritime commerce as described in the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as well as non-militarization and self-restraint in the conduct of activities;

9. Shared commitment to promote cooperation to address common challenges in the maritime domain;

10. Strong resolve to lead on global issues such as terrorism and violent extremism, trafficking in persons, drug trafficking, and illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, as well as illicit trafficking of wildlife and timber;

11. Shared commitment to addressing climate change and developing a climate-resilient, environmentally sustainable ASEAN, as well as to implement individual countries’ nationally determined contributions made under the Paris Climate Agreement;

12. Shared commitment to promote security and stability in cyberspace consistent with norms of responsible state behavior;

13. Support for the advancement of a strong, stable, politically cohesive, economically integrated, socially responsible, people-oriented, people-centered and rules-based ASEAN Community;

14. Shared commitment to strengthen people-to-people connectivity through programs that engage ASEAN and American citizens, particularly young people, and that promote opportunities for all our peoples, particularly the most vulnerable, to fulfil the vision of the ASEAN Community;

15. Shared commitment to promote a global partnership for sustainable development through the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, to ensure a sustainable, equitable and inclusive society where no one is left behind;

16. Shared commitment to enhance collaboration at international and regional fora, especially at existing ASEAN-led mechanisms; and

17. Shared commitment to continue political dialogue at the Head of State/Government level through our Leaders’ attendance at the annual U.S.-ASEAN Summit and the East Asia Summit.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/02/16/joint-statement-us-asean-special-leaders-summit-sunnylands-declaration

Try and spot which of the two is more comfortable with the media.

Edited February 18, 201610 yr by NongKhaiKid

The Sunnyland Principle

Joint Statement of the U.S.-ASEAN Special Leaders’ Summit: Sunnylands Declaration

Sunnylands, California

February 15-16, 2016

We the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States of America gathered in Sunnylands, California, on February 15-16, 2016, for a Special Leaders Summit. This Special U.S.-ASEAN Leaders Summit was the first ever to be held in the United States and the very first Summit following the establishment of the ASEAN Community.

The Summit marked a watershed year for both ASEAN and for the increasingly close U.S-ASEAN. strategic partnership. In 2015, ASEAN Member States celebrated the establishment of the ASEAN Community, working together toward an ASEAN that better serves the people of Southeast Asia.

At our Summit in Kuala Lumpur in November 2015, we elevated the U.S.-ASEAN relationship to a strategic partnership, recognizing the transformation of our relationship over the past several years. On the occasion of this Special Summit, we the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of ASEAN and the United States of America take this opportunity to reaffirm the key principles that will guide our cooperation going forward:

1. Mutual respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, equality and political independence of all nations by firmly upholding the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations, the ASEAN Charter and international law;

2. The importance of shared prosperity, sustainable, inclusive economic growth and development, and the nurturing of our young people to sustain continued peace, development, and stability for mutual benefit;

3. Mutual recognition of the importance of pursuing policies that lead to dynamic, open, and competitive economies that foster economic growth, job creation, innovation, entrepreneurship and connectivity, and that support SMEs and narrow the development gap;

4. Our commitment to ensure opportunities for all of our peoples, through strengthening democracy, enhancing good governance and adherence to the rule of law, promoting and protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms, encouraging the promotion of tolerance and moderation, and protecting the environment;

5. Respect and support for ASEAN Centrality and ASEAN-led mechanisms in the evolving regional architecture of the Asia-Pacific;

6. Firm adherence to a rules-based regional and international order that upholds and protects the rights and privileges of all states;

7. Shared commitment to peaceful resolution of disputes, including full respect for legal and diplomatic processes, without resorting to the threat or use of force in accordance with universally recognized principles of international law and the 1982 United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS);

8. Shared commitment to maintain peace, security and stability in the region, ensuring maritime security and safety, including the rights of freedom of navigation and overflight and other lawful uses of the seas, and unimpeded lawful maritime commerce as described in the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as well as non-militarization and self-restraint in the conduct of activities;

9. Shared commitment to promote cooperation to address common challenges in the maritime domain;

10. Strong resolve to lead on global issues such as terrorism and violent extremism, trafficking in persons, drug trafficking, and illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, as well as illicit trafficking of wildlife and timber;

11. Shared commitment to addressing climate change and developing a climate-resilient, environmentally sustainable ASEAN, as well as to implement individual countries’ nationally determined contributions made under the Paris Climate Agreement;

12. Shared commitment to promote security and stability in cyberspace consistent with norms of responsible state behavior;

13. Support for the advancement of a strong, stable, politically cohesive, economically integrated, socially responsible, people-oriented, people-centered and rules-based ASEAN Community;

14. Shared commitment to strengthen people-to-people connectivity through programs that engage ASEAN and American citizens, particularly young people, and that promote opportunities for all our peoples, particularly the most vulnerable, to fulfil the vision of the ASEAN Community;

15. Shared commitment to promote a global partnership for sustainable development through the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, to ensure a sustainable, equitable and inclusive society where no one is left behind;

16. Shared commitment to enhance collaboration at international and regional fora, especially at existing ASEAN-led mechanisms; and

17. Shared commitment to continue political dialogue at the Head of State/Government level through our Leaders’ attendance at the annual U.S.-ASEAN Summit and the East Asia Summit.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/02/16/joint-statement-us-asean-special-leaders-summit-sunnylands-declaration

I will sleep a lot better at night now, knowing all of that

Did he arrive in a yellow submarine, because he looks so lost?

Does not have a clue at what is going on

He is satisfied because he didn't have to adjust a single attitude

Satisfied because nobody there critized him, told him to have elections, or asked nasty questions.

I see that the dress code did not include the Chinese politburo silk jacket.

Prayut looks like a well-dressed American politician.

Try and spot which of the two is more comfortable with the media.

yeah.....and who is pissing in his pants...?

Try and spot which of the two is more comfortable with the media.

The soldiers holding the flags look more relaxed than him.

Big dog, small soi beats 'small fish, big pond everytime'.

Edited February 19, 201610 yr by Hayduke

Khun Prayuth did an excellent job in his speech and attendance at the US-ASEAN summit ....

somehow I don't think his controversial predecessor would have fitted in at the summit ..... Paragon yes .... US summit .. No !

Well done Khun Payuth Chan o cha

Obama looks like he's going through the motions of lining up autograph collectors.

PO. "Hi there, welcome, hope you enjoy the meeting. (Who the <deleted> is this guy?)"

PP. "Sawadee krub farang. Why are you here? I not want to see President of Africa I want to see President of America. I forget name him. I think my intelligence tell me he name Ronald McDonald. You know him?"

President Obama waving and smiling with the only General cum self-appointed "prime minister" in the world.

How shameful.

As for point number 4,

4. Our commitment to ensure opportunities for all of our peoples, through strengthening democracy, enhancing good governance and adherence to the rule of law, promoting and protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms, encouraging the promotion of tolerance and moderation, and protecting the environment;

Fail for Thailand. On every count.

Khun Prayuth did an excellent job in his speech and attendance at the US-ASEAN summit ....

somehow I don't think his controversial predecessor would have fitted in at the summit ..... Paragon yes .... US summit .. No !

Well done Khun Payuth Chan o cha

LOL

Oh my

Khun Prayuth did an excellent job in his speech and attendance at the US-ASEAN summit ....

somehow I don't think his controversial predecessor would have fitted in at the summit ..... Paragon yes .... US summit .. No !

Well done Khun Payuth Chan o cha

Well done for what? Turning up?

Try and spot which of the two is more comfortable with the media.

At least he got his photo with Obama - that is sure to prove Prayut's legitimacy as a leader on the world stage.

Khun Prayuth did an excellent job in his speech and attendance at the US-ASEAN summit ....

somehow I don't think his controversial predecessor would have fitted in at the summit ..... Paragon yes .... US summit .. No !

Well done Khun Payuth Chan o cha

Yes, excellent speech in fluent and insightful English, the lingua franca of the US-ASEAN summit.

Guys like the good general are seeking Asylum in Germany. Why not this guy?

And I'm sure there was much satisfaction to be had... Given the US tough stands against many military dictators who ousted elected governments.

He got a picture with Obama so successful!

Big dog, small soi beats 'small fish, big pond everytime'.

Just like the British riding on the coat tails of the USA since 1943

Cum on you meanies, the PM is trying to smile. He doesn't have much practice at smiling so give him a break!