“Noppadon” questioned whether “Don” has been here for a long time, why not push the Myanmar issue, pointing out that it should be polite to wait for the new government from the election to solve the problem.
Mr. Noppadon Pattama, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Referring to the news that Mr. Don Pramudwinai, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand Make an invitation letter to ASEAN countries to attend an informal meeting on Myanmar in Thailand. But Indonesia, the chairman of ASEAN, refused to attend the meeting, claiming that ASEAN was working on it. In this regard, he was also surprised that the issue of Myanmar had just been discussed at the ASEAN Summit last month, wasn’t it? In addition, Thailand just had an election. and the people overwhelmingly chose the original opposition party The former government that is the acting government should wait for the new government to come in and solve the Myanmar issue The new government should have a very different attitude from this government. Whether it’s about the immigrant problem human rights issues minority problems along the border Problems with the democratic process in Myanmar, etc. In the past, this government’s foreign operations were often criticized as being weak. inefficient and unsuccessful in pushing for a solution to the problem of Myanmar If it’s been eight years, it can’t be solved. Now that the interim government would not have enough bargaining power to drive the solution. In addition, according to news Indonesia, who is the chairman of ASEAN, did not attend the meeting. chance of success is low
Mr. Noppadol also said that the new government with the Pheu Thai Party has legitimacy that comes from elections. and a new leader will be able to restore Thailand’s prestige and create opportunities for Thailand on the world stage Open new markets for Thai products And will give importance to Myanmar issues at the top of the work in foreign affairs. Thailand and ASEAN have common interests in Myanmar and the action within the ASEAN framework will be more powerful than the action of any individual country. We must continue to push forward the five consensus of ASEAN. a call to stop violence in Myanmar peace talks between parties And an election that all parties can participate should be held. Because peace and democracy in Myanmar are essential to solving problems affecting Thailand and ASEAN.
“The Burmese problem has been protracted for a long time. Difficult for the acting government to solve. Confidence that the new government, new policies, and new leaders will improve Thailand’s status. This will help resolve the Myanmar problem successfully.” .-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency