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JAKARTA, April 3 -- The Association of Southeast Asia Nation (ASEAN) Global Dialogue, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 12, 2009, according to a press release from the ASEAN Secretariat on Friday. The dialog will be co-hosted by the Foreign Ministry of the Royal Thai Government and the ASEAN Secretariat. The Prime Minister of Thailand, Abhisit Vejjajiva, will deliver opening remarks at the event, the press release said. The dialog would bring together leaders and key decision-makers from the ASEAN and East Asia countries and key international organizations. They will discuss the significant challenges the world is facing with now, namely the global financial meltdown and its destructive consequences; climate change; international conflicts and tensions; food and energy security and how the region can contribute to the search for solutions to these challenges. Leaders from key international organizations who will take part in the panel are Haruhito Kuroda of the Asian Development Bank; Dominique Strauss-Kahn of the International Monetary Fund; Ban Ki-Moon of the United Nations; Supachai Panitchpakdi of UNCTAD; Robert Zoellick of the World Bank; and Pascal Lamy of the World Trade Organization. |
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