Thaksin at the UN

Thaksin at the UN

Thaksin must have wished to portray himself as a senior
international statesman who has earned the right to lecture his
peers in ASEAN and among the UN leadership.

What Thaksin says on the international stage will have far-
reaching implications for Thai-UN cooperation in the future --
not to mention for Thailand's bid for the post of UN secretary
-general.

Thaksin's condescending views of the UN will further hurt
Deputy Prime Minister Surakiart Sathirathai's chances of being
named for the job.
-- The Nation, Bangkok