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Regional parliamentary meeting kicks off in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Aug 4 (TNA) – Security has been tightened at the venue of the 30th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) held at the Royal Cliff Beach Resort in Pattaya.
About one thousand security personnel are providing security at the meeting venue at the Pattaya Exhibition Conference Hall (PECH) of the Royal Cliff Resort Hotel.
Besides bomb detectors, thermal scanners were installed as part of protective measures against Influenza type A (H1N1).
The meeting, which ends Saturday, is the first significant event to be held in Pattaya after anti-government Red Shirt protesters stormed into the hotel, the venue of the ASEAN summit on April 11, forcing cancellation of the meeting.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva presided over the opening ceremony.
"I am confident that under the framework of AIPA, the parliamentarians of ASEAN would be able to come up with the necessary harmonised legislation where possible," he said.
"Perhaps (the parliamentarians will) even agree on "common" laws to complement many agreements that have been and would be signed by ASEAN member countries as we progress towards the envisaged ASEAN Community,” the Thai prime minister said.
“AIPA has made one important step forward in harmonising laws concerning the fight against drugs and human trafficking in the region, and hope that the similar achievement would be repeated in other fields,” he added.
Deputy National Police chief Jongrak Juthanond is in Pattaya to personally direct the security detail.
He said several groups wished to submit letters to the government, so he asked parliamentary meeting officials to receive them at 2 pm near the venue, but after the prime minister leaves, to ensure everything is in order.
Special teams will guard the prime minister’s motorcade, said Pol Gen Jongrak. “I’ll be in his motorcade. Anyone who intrudes into the hotel will be charged with intrusion and face a five-year imprisonment.”
ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan, attending the AIPA meeting, said he received no reports of any irregularity. He said he hoped the anti-government protesters, the Red Shirts, learned a lesson about the affect on the country’s image by their move to disrupt the ASEAN meeting here in April.
The success of the AIPA meeting together with the recent ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Phuket will return foreign confidence in Thailand and will be preparation for Thailand to host the next ASEAN leaders' summit in October. (TNA)
About one thousand security personnel are providing security at the meeting venue at the Pattaya Exhibition Conference Hall (PECH) of the Royal Cliff Resort Hotel.
Besides bomb detectors, thermal scanners were installed as part of protective measures against Influenza type A (H1N1).
The meeting, which ends Saturday, is the first significant event to be held in Pattaya after anti-government Red Shirt protesters stormed into the hotel, the venue of the ASEAN summit on April 11, forcing cancellation of the meeting.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva presided over the opening ceremony.
"I am confident that under the framework of AIPA, the parliamentarians of ASEAN would be able to come up with the necessary harmonised legislation where possible," he said.
"Perhaps (the parliamentarians will) even agree on "common" laws to complement many agreements that have been and would be signed by ASEAN member countries as we progress towards the envisaged ASEAN Community,” the Thai prime minister said.
“AIPA has made one important step forward in harmonising laws concerning the fight against drugs and human trafficking in the region, and hope that the similar achievement would be repeated in other fields,” he added.
Deputy National Police chief Jongrak Juthanond is in Pattaya to personally direct the security detail.
He said several groups wished to submit letters to the government, so he asked parliamentary meeting officials to receive them at 2 pm near the venue, but after the prime minister leaves, to ensure everything is in order.
Special teams will guard the prime minister’s motorcade, said Pol Gen Jongrak. “I’ll be in his motorcade. Anyone who intrudes into the hotel will be charged with intrusion and face a five-year imprisonment.”
ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan, attending the AIPA meeting, said he received no reports of any irregularity. He said he hoped the anti-government protesters, the Red Shirts, learned a lesson about the affect on the country’s image by their move to disrupt the ASEAN meeting here in April.
The success of the AIPA meeting together with the recent ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Phuket will return foreign confidence in Thailand and will be preparation for Thailand to host the next ASEAN leaders' summit in October. (TNA)
