Asean summit to be held in Pattaya

BangkokPost.com, 12/03/2009 at 11:56 AM 

The Asean+3 and +6 summit will be shifted to Pattaya from Phuket, Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya announced Thursday. 

The reasons behind the change are because hotels in Phuket are fully booked at the time, which is just a few days before the Songkran celebration, he said. 

The summit, which will be held from April 10 to 12, will be organised at the Royal Cliff Beach Resort hotel. 

Mr Kasit said he has assigned Foreign Ministry officials to go to Pattaya to prepare for the summit, and has consulted with Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban and National Police Bureau about ensuring security for the Asean leaders.