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UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES POSTAL ADDRESS - ADRESSE P05TALE : UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. 10017 CABLE ADDRESS - ADRESSE TELEGRAPHIQUE : UNAT1OHS NEWYORK EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL CABINET DU SECRETAIRE GENERAL 6 June 2006 Excellency, The Secretary-General would be grateful if you could kindly forward the enclosed letters to their addressees. Copies of these letters are attached for your information. Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. Alicia Barcena Acting Chef de Cabinet Her Excellency Ms. Kyunghing Laxanachantprn Laohaphan Permanent Representative (/£ Thailand to the United Nations New York "--, r: __:. : £ '~ r -i l- -| JUN 1 5 2006 i y i— _______ L_iOSG/CENTRAL_ THE SECRETARY-GENERAL 6 June 2006 Your Majesty, Upon my return to New York, I would like to thank you for the kind hospitality and assistance provided by your Government on the occasion of my recent visit to Thailand. It was truly a great honour to present to you the United Nations Human Development Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of your extraordinary contribution to human development. Your work has demonstrated that human development is first and foremost about empowering people through education, opportunity, health care and nutrition. As a visionary thinker, you have also played an invaluable role in shaping the global development dialogue and the emphasis you have placed on moderation, responsible consumption, and resilience to external shocks will hopefully be emulated in many parts of the world. I would also like to take this opportunity to express again my warmest congratulations on the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of your accession to the throne. Finally, allow me to thank you for your most thoughtful and generous gifts. Please accept, Your Majesty, the assurances of my highest consideration. WAAAJO^, .ofi A. Annan His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej Bangkok THE SECRETARY-GENERAL 6 June 2006 Excellency, I would like to express my deep appreciation for the wonderful reception accorded to my wife, my delegation and to me during our recent visit to Thailand. I am very grateful for your generous hospitality and the tireless efforts of the Thai authorities to ensure that my programme ran smoothly. It was a singular honour and privilege to present the Human Development Lifetime Achievement Award to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej as a tribute to his extraordinary contribution to human development. The impact of His Majesty's legacy will surely spread beyond the borders of Thailand and his vision will no doubt guide and inspire generations to come. I also appreciated our discussions on a wide range of issues of key relevance in your country and region and was encouraged by Thailand's commitment to furthering dialogue and engagement both at the regional and global levels. As discussed, the situation in Myanmar continues to be of particular concern to me and we must spare no effort to prevail on the leadership to take the necessary steps to ease and improve the situation on the ground and pave the way for national reconciliation. I am also naturally very preoccupied by recent developments in Timor-Leste, which I continue to follow very closely from Headquarters. In this regard, I am thankful for all the efforts made by Thailand to assist the Timorese in the area of capacity-building and trust that these efforts will be reinforced in the future. I am also grateful for your suggestion that the World Food Programme (WFP) and other humanitarian agencies use the Utapao airport southeast of Bangkok as a regional hub for United Nations relief operations, and have instructed my colleagues at WFP to review this proposal. His Excellency Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand Bangkok Finally, allow me to thank you for the delightful luncheon you graciously hosted at the Government House and for your thoughtful gifts which will be a fond reminder of my visit. Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. Ko THE SECRETARY-GENERAL 6 June 2006 Excellency, Upon my return to New York, I would like to thank you for the kind and generous hospitality and assistance provided by your Government on the occasion of my recent visit to Thailand. I am deeply appreciative of the very warm reception we enjoyed in Bangkok. I was very pleased that you were able to accompany me during my various meetings and particularly struck by your moving words at the High-Level Panel on His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Human Development. It was truly an honour to be able to present the award to His Majesty in recognition of his contribution to human development projects and thinking. It was also gratifying to observe the quality of the relations between your Government and the United Nations and to note Thailand's continued support for the Organization and its reform. I hope that we can continue to remain engaged on issues of common interest for the Organization and Thailand. Finally, allow me to thank you for your thoughtful gift which will be a fond reminder of my visit. Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. Kofi'A. Annan His Excellency Mr. Surakiart Sathirathai Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand Bangkok THE SECRETARY-GENERAL 6 June 2006 Excellency, Upon my return to New York, I would like to thank you for your kind and generous hospitality on the occasion of my recent visit to Bangkok. I am particularly grateful to you for hosting the High-Level Panel on His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Human Development at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It was a singular honour to present the United Nations Human Development Lifetime Achievement Award to His Majesty as a tribute to his extraordinary contribution to human development. I was also very pleased that you were able to participate in my extensive discussions with Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. I am heartened that I can count on Thailand's continued support for the United Nations and its reform and hope that we can remain engaged • on issues of mutual concern. I trust that you will convey my gratitude to all your staff in the Foreign Ministry, in particular your very able Chief of Protocol Mr. Somsakdi Suriyawondse, for the assistance provided to my wife, my delegation and me during our stay. I am deeply appreciative of the very warm reception we enjoyed in Bangkok. Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. Kctfi A. Annan His Excellency Mr. Kantathi Suphamongkhon Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand Bangkok THE SECRETARY-GENERAL 6 June 2006 Dear Mr. Kim, Upon my return to New York, I write to thank you for the tremendous support which was extended to my wife, my delegation and me during our recent visit to Bangkok. The visit was very successful and highly productive due in considerable measure to your efforts and those of your colleagues at ESCAP. Kindly convey to them, and in particular to Mr. Prasong Ongpreechakul, my sincere appreciation. I was especially pleased that you could accompany me for my various meetings. I was also very happy to be able to meet with the staff at the United Nations conference centre, albeit too briefly, and discuss with them the reform of the Organization. Finally, allow me to also express my gratitude for the kind gifts which you recently gave to me as well as the thoughtful gift which the staff gave to me. They will serve as a fond reminder of my visit. With many thanks and kind regards. Yours sincerely, R0fi A. Xnnan Mr. Kim Hak-Su Executive Secretary Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific Bangkok THE SECRETARY-GENERAL 6 June 2006 Excellency, Following my recent visit to Bangkok, I would like to thank you for the warm hospitality and assistance extended to my wife, my delegation and me. I greatly appreciated your own tireless efforts, as well as those of your able colleagues, in ensuring that my programme ran smoothly and that my stay was a success. We were particularly grateful to you for so generously giving your time to accompany us on our various visits and meetings. I look forward to-continuing to work with you closely on matters of mutual concern. Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. Kofi A.vAnnan Her Excellency Ms. Kyunghing Laxanachantorn Laohaphan Permanent Representative of Thailand to the United Nations New York THE SECRETARY-GENERAL 6 June 2006 Dear Ms. Merlin-Scholtes, Following my recent visit to Thailand, I would like to thank you and your staff for the tireless efforts made in support of my visit. The overall coordination of the visit and all organizational aspects were handled with efficiency and thoroughness. Please be assured that these efforts greatly contributed to the success of the visit. Kindly convey my profound appreciation to every member of your team, particularly your Deputies, Mr. Hakan Bjorkman and Ms. Sirisupa Kulthanan. I think you will agree that the High-Levei Panel on his Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej's achievements and Human Development and the presentation of the United Nations Human Development Lifetime Achievement Award served to highlight not only His Majesty's significant contribution to development in Thailand but also the work of the United Nations in the country. I hope therefore that the United Nations Country Team will be able to build on a strengthened relationship with national authorities to further the agenda of the Organization and the Millennium Development Goals in particular. Yours sincerely, Kofi A". Annan Ms. Joana Merlin-Scholtes UN Resident Coordinator UNDP Resident Representative Bangkok.
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