THAILAND: VISITING U.S. DEFENCE SECRETARY WILLIAM COHEN SPEAKS ON ASIA'S ECONOMIC CRISIS

Record ID: 987005

  • Title: THAILAND: VISITING U.S. DEFENCE SECRETARY WILLIAM COHEN SPEAKS ON ASIA'S ECONOMIC CRISIS
  • Date: 16th January 1998
  • Summary: BANGKOK, THAILAND (JANUARY 16 AND 17, 1998) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) (JANUARY 16, 1998) 1. SV: EXTERIOR FOREIGN MINISTRY 0.05 2. GV/MV/CU: US DEFENCE SECRETARY WILLIAM COHEN ARRIVES/ SHAKING HANDS WITH THAI FOREIGN MINISTER SURIN PITSUWAN/ MEETING (8 SHOTS) 0.44 3. GV: DEFENCE MINISTRY 0.50 4. GV: VARIOUS COHEN ARRIVES/ GREETS THAI PRIME MINISTER AND DEFENCE MINISTER CHUAN LEEKPAI/ INSPECTING HONOR TROOPS (5 SHOTS) 1.26 5. GV/MV: VARIOUS COHEN AND CHUAN LEEKPAI MEETING IN RECEPTION ROOM (5 SHOTS) 1.49 (JANUARY 17, 1998) 6. GV: NEWS CONFERENCE (2 SHOTS) 1.57 7. MCU: U.S. DEFENCE SECRETARY WILLIAM COHEN SAYING: "THAT IS THE REASON WHY WE ARE LOOKING AT IT FROM A REGIONAL SECURITY POINT OF VIEW AND THAT'S WHY THE IMF AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS ARE BEING HELPFUL IN STABILISING THE REGION. BECAUSE WHAT TAKES PLACE IN INDONESIA FOR EXAMPLE COULD NEVER DIRECTORING NOW WHAT STANDING EVERYTHING THAT TAKES PLACE IN THAILAND RESUMING ALL THE REFORM RESUMING ALL THE COMMITMENT FOR THE GOOD GOVERNMENT WHICH WE BELIEVE WELL UNDERWAY THAT COULD BE OVERWHELMED BY INSTABILITY OF THE OTHER REGIONS OR NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES SO THERE IS DIRECT CONNECTION BETWEEN ECONOMIC INSTABILITY AND ULTIMATE SECURITY OF THE REGION." (ENGLISH)/ MEDIA (2 SHOTS) 2.43 8. MCU: COHEN SAYING:"I THINK THE CHANCES FOR CONFLICT ARE ENHANCED TO THE EXTENT THAT SADDAM HUSSEIN WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL IN DIVIDING THE SECURITY COUNCIL. EVERY INDICATION THAT I'VE SEEN IS THAT SECURITY COUNCIL IS MORE RESOLVED AND UNITED THAN EVER TO THE EXTEND THAT THERE IS A UNITY IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL AND SOLIDARITY AMONG THE U.N. MEMBERS THAT THEY ARE COMMITTED TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE U.N. RESOLUTIONS. THAT I THINK IS REDUCING A CHANCE FOR CONFLICT RATHER THAN INCREASES."(ENGLISH) 3.14 9. GV: WIDE OF NEWS CONFERENCE 3.17 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
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  • Location: BANGKOK, THAILAND
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  • Country: Thailand
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