FM holds meetings in UN to garner support for candidacy on UN body
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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul wrapped his mission to the United Nations General Assembly with a series of bilateral and multilateral meetings and also hosted a reception to ask for support for the Thai candidacy for seats on UN bodies.
Thailand will apply for a seat as a nonpermanent member of the UN Security Council for the twoyear term of 20172018 with the aim of playing a role within the global body and uplifting the country’s international profile, he said.
In the meantime, Thailand will also apply for a position on the UN Human Right Council in 20152017. The campaign has already been launched for the two bodies.
The country proposed itself, as a moderate nation, to serve as a bridge for developed and developing countries in building peace and stability as well as development, he said.
