Abhisit Faces Foreign Diplomats

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (photo credit: Flickr)

Clearly, the conflict over the last couple of months in Thailand has gained considerable attention from the international community. The European Parliament even dedicated a session to the Thai situation and the use of violence was roundly condemned by MEPs. The media-savvy  Thai government obviously knows the importance of international perception, particularly as some of the most prominent news outlets on the planet have portrayed the clashes in a way that is unlikely to please the the Thai state too much…

Eager to win support from foreign governments, the PM called a special press conference on Saturday where diplomats and members of the press were given an opportunity to listen to the ‘official’ side of the story as well as to ask him questions. Video clips of the event are now available on Youtube and the links to them can be found below. There are eight clips in total.

Note that Abhisit only starts answering questions in Clip 3. There are also minor audio problems here and there.

Clip 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4-hEoESykk

Clip 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHsE6uLQYA0

Clip 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL1GBht7vvY

Clip 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56XUERrfUQI

Clip 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oju0Dt9VjXA

Clip 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptBf5fFVKk4

Clip 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVbj0vOQ9qM

Clip 8: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr8DLa13vOE

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