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Viewing cable 08BANGKOK3099, THAILAND COMMITS TO PARTICIPATE IN ASIA PACIFIC

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08BANGKOK3099 2008-10-16 03:11 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Bangkok
VZCZCXRO6750
RR RUEHCHI RUEHDT RUEHHM RUEHNH
DE RUEHBK #3099/01 2900311
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 160311Z OCT 08 ZDK
FM AMEMBASSY BANGKOK
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4701
INFO RUCNASE/ASEAN MEMBER COLLECTIVE
RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 6415
RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 9101
RUEHOT/AMEMBASSY OTTAWA 7597
RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL 4965
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 1106
RUEHWL/AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON 2472
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 BANGKOK 003099 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL TH
SUBJECT: THAILAND COMMITS TO PARTICIPATE IN ASIA PACIFIC 
DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP (APDP) SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING 
 
REF: A. BANGKOK 03058 
     B. STATE 107528 
 
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED.  PLEASE HANDLE ACCORDINGLY. 
 
1. (SBU) Summary:  On October 13 DRL Senior Advisor 
Christopher N. Camponovo and poloff met with Thai MFA 
International Organizations Deputy Director-General Ittiporn 
Boonpracong and Social Division Director Nadhavathna 
Krishnamra to discuss Thai participation in the Asia-Pacific 
Democracy Partnership (APDP). Ittiporn informed us that the 
RTG will participate in the upcoming Senior Officials Meeting 
(SOM) in Seoul, but indicated that the level of their 
representation remains under consideration.  The RTG prefers 
the group remain informal in nature so that members can 
participate in accordance with individual comfort levels, 
particularly as regards to inclusion of civil society 
components from member states.  The RTG point of contact will 
continue to be the MFA Department of International 
Organizations. Camponovo also met with ANFREL, a Thai 
election monitoring NGO, to discuss its participation in APDP 
activities. 
 
2. (SBU) Comment:  Ittiporn's comments may reflect, at least 
in part, the RTG's discomfort with engaging other countries 
on the question of democracy given the current internal 
strife in Thailand.  The RTG appears likely to want to 
maintain control over how and what components of Thai civil 
society participate.  End Comment. 
 
COMMITTED TO MOVING FORWARD, BUT CONCERNED ABOUT THE STRUCTURE 
--------------------------------------------- ----------------- 
 
3. (SBU) After Camponovo briefly reviewed the history of the 
APDP initiative and thanked the RTG for their previous 
participation, Ittiporn reported that the MFA had received a 
copy of the APDP Chairman's Summary and noted that the RTG 
DCM in Beijing had provided a positive evaluation of the June 
2008 APDP Mongolian election observation mission. Ittiporn 
stated that the RTG will continue to participate in the APDP 
and believes that the partnership has the potential to 
strengthen democracy in the region.  Nonetheless, the RTG 
level of participation is still under consideration. 
Camponovo thanked Ittiporn for this decision, emphasizing 
that nearly all other participants, including the 
recently-committed Indonesians, will be sending 
representatives at the Deputy DG level or higher.  Camponovo 
urged the MFA to resolve this question and inform ROK APDP 
interlocutors of their decision as soon as possible. 
 
4. (SBU) Camponovo further stressed that all participating 
nations are still observers in the APDP process and that 
participation in the APDP SOM does not imply formal 
membership.  Ittiporn responded that the RTG would like to 
see the process evolve and highlighted the current informal 
and flexible character of the APDP.  Ittiporn repeatedly 
cautioned us that Thailand preferred a gradual and pragmatic 
approach to allow for individual member countries to grow 
comfortable with the process.  Camponovo replied that comfort 
among participant states can best be built via 
non-controversial, practical activities that show results on 
the ground--activities such as election observation. Ittiporn 
responded positively to this comment and noted that technical 
cooperation and assistance foster capacity-building and allow 
for the development of shared values. 
 
5. (SBU) Ittiporn raised the question of the role of civil 
society groups in the APDP. He argued that the APDP process 
must show respect for participant nations' levels of comfort 
regarding the inclusion of NGOs and other societal groups. 
Ittiporn returned to this issue multiple times, emphasizing 
that the governments involved must be allowed to make 
decisions with which they are comfortable; the RTG thus 
prefered that the APDP framework remain informal at this time. 
 
6. (SBU) Ittiporn further noted that, as expressed in the 
Chairman's Statement, it was important that duplication of 
efforts be avoided. Camponovo agreed and pointed out that 
Indonesia's participation in the SOM will ensure there is no 
overlap with the work of the Bali Democracy Forum, the other 
major democracy initiative in the region.  The meeting ended 
cordially with Camponovo expressing our gratitude for the 
RTG's agreement to participate in the SOM and welcoming of 
future RTG proposals regarding the way forward. 
 
BANGKOK 00003099  002 OF 002 
 
 
 
ANFREL - THAI NGO PERSPECTIVE 
----------------------------- 
 
7. (SBU) Camponovo and poloff also met with Somsri 
Hananuntasuk and Sakool Zuesongdham, executive director and 
board member of the Asian Network for Free Elections 
(ANFREL), an NGO that sponsors election-monitoring missions 
in the region, to discuss their activities in the context of 
the APDP.  The ANFREL representatives were pleased to share 
reports on their recent election observation missions and 
their work with partner organizations.  Somsri and Sakool 
provided an overview of their upcoming plans and the network 
of international NGOs that deal with elections in the region. 
 The ANFREL representatives responded well to Camponovo's 
overview of the APDP agenda and indicated their interest in 
participating in future election missions and other efforts 
to build and foster democracy in the Asia-Pacific region. 
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