Pichai”, Minister of Commerce, confirmed that he was present at the event, pointing out that “Paetongtarn”, the Prime Minister, has performed outstandingly and is admired on the world stage. She has also done a lot of work, attracting foreign investment in food security and data centers. He asked to stop being biased and turn to support the Thai team.
Mr. Pichai Naripthaphan, Minister of Commerce, said that immediately after returning to Thailand, he gave an interview to the media about the ACD summit, emphasizing that it was a very successful meeting. Ms. Paethongtarn Shinawatra, the Prime Minister, has performed her role as Thailand’s leader in an excellent manner and has been admired by many foreign leaders, with leaders from many countries asking to take photos with her. Most recently, she was ranked in the 100 Most Influential People of the Future by TIME magazine. In various forums, the Prime Minister also presented his vision to the leaders of the Middle Eastern countries on food security and invited
other countries to set up data centers or data storage facilities in Thailand, which has attracted much attention from countries such as the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, and Oman.
The Minister of Commerce continued that he was surprised that a single image of the Prime Minister holding an iPad was edited and distorted in terms of communication on the world stage. He felt that this criticism was outdated, did not know the facts and practices on the world stage, and was unfair to the people who worked. Therefore, he had to come out with correct information to prevent distortion and slander as someone who sat in various meetings with the Prime Minister, both on the main stage and on the bilateral stage.
Regarding criticism that the Prime Minister reads from an iPad, some critics have distorted it into a matter of diplomacy and an iPad, Mr. Pichai insisted that in an international forum like this, everything in the meeting room, whether it be conversations, vision presentations, or statements, will be recorded in detail
. Sitting in the meeting room behind the Prime Minister, I saw that leaders of all nations read everything because they are careful about making mistakes. If they make mistakes, the recording of their speech will also be wrong. Therefore, reading from documents or iPads is a strict practice that all countries do.
As for the bilateral negotiations with other countries, Mr. Pichai said that he was in the room with the Prime Minister himself, speaking all the words. He led the bilateral meeting with dignity. We must first understand that when participating in an international forum, there will be many bilateral discussion groups, and the topics of discussion or Suggested Talking Points that each country will raise for discussion are not the same at all. Having a notepad or an iPad in hand to glance at the topics as appropriate is necessary and can be done so that the issues we raise will proceed in accordance with what we have prepared. Leaders of other countries do that. The Prime Minister speaks fluently, loo
king at the iPad from time to time to just look at the topics. What must be praised the most is the first bilateral negotiation with Iran, which was extremely difficult because the situation was just fresh. But the Prime Minister did it very well, talking to them in a flowery language, not taking sides, keeping Thailand in the middle. And during the interview summarizing the benefits that Thailand received from participating in the ACD summit with the Thai media, he did it well, to the point that the three of us who were standing with him turned to praise him in unison.
‘Both myself and those who participated in the meeting, including Mr. Maris Sengiampong, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Prommin Lertsuridej, Secretary-General to the Prime Minister, we have been present at every forum that the Prime Minister has participated in. We have also stood and talked and praised the Prime Minister for his excellent performance, which has brought honor to the country. For example, in the bilateral forum, I myself
still needed a year of training before I could do it, but the Prime Minister did well the first time. Therefore, I would like to provide information from another perspective as someone who was there to see the actual events. Please stop being biased and finding fault with small matters. Today, I would like to invite Thai people to support Team Thailand, which is working hard to invite other countries to invest in Thailand, which would be better,’ said Mr. Pichai.-
Source: Thai News Agency