PM to explain national situation at UN meeting

Written by Admin on Sunday, September 7th, 2008

PM to explain national situation at UN meeting

Prime Minister and Defence Minister Samak Sundaravej spoke during his weekly talk show on the state-run National Broadcasting Services of Thailand (NBT) channel on Sunday that he plans to explain Thailand’s civil strife at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly session, which is scheduled to convene on September 23 in New York.

Mr Samak said he is not afraid that a coup will take place after his departure to the UN General Assembly, similar to the 2006 military coup that was staged while ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra attended the UN conference.

The prime minister said he will ask the Court of Appeals to postpone a ruling on a libel suit on September 25 because he will attend the UN General Assembly to clarify the country’s situation to the international community.

Concerning the heavy rain and hail at Government House on Friday, Mr Samak said the Meteorological Department stated that the phenomenon was normal. However, he viewed that such occurrence was not normal because he had never seen hail falling at Government House in 73 years of his life. He said he did not order a plane to sprinkle ice over the compound.