The Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) Foreign Ministers’ Retreat agreed to reschedule the Asean Summit to the third week of February 2009.
Acting information and communications technology minister Mun Patanotai, as a representative of Thailand, attended the Asean Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Jakarta, Indonesia on Monday.
According to Mr Mun, Asean delegates deemed that holding the Asean Summit on March would be too long and they decided to move it to the third week of February.
Foreign ministers were well aware of the political situation and the airport closure in Thailand and they would like the new government to prioritise the Asean Summit, Mr Mun said.
Asean secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan said political conflicts have hindered the country to show its competency in the region. He therefore called on Thai people to understand the importance of the Asean summit.
No matter which party wins the race to set up the new government, people should refrain from protesting and laying siege to important areas as they could affect the Asean Summit and the country’s stability directly, Mr Surin noted.
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