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Reflections from a career in foreign relations
News, Kasit Piromya, Published on 09/10/2023
» As the world continues to become closer through advancements in transportation and communication, we are unfortunately living in a time where many countries' leaders, politicians and citizens are increasingly looking to insulate their countries from those seeking safety and security.
US must assist with climate finance
Oped, Kasit Piromya, Published on 11/05/2022
» As US President Joe Biden is due to meet with leaders from Southeast Asian countries this week at the US-Asean Summit in Washington from May 12-13, one issue on which Washington bears an enormous responsibility -- and from which Asean countries suffer enormous consequences -- will be high on the agenda: climate change.
Cambodia must strike a new path
Oped, Kasit Piromya, Published on 03/11/2021
» The Paris Peace Agreements on Cambodia was signed 30 years ago. The deal was a major international achievement to end more than a decade of war in the country. It stipulated that the country must hold free, fair and competitive elections. The United Nations organised the first elections in the country in 1993. But the world decided too quickly that the job was done and forgot about Cambodia. The mandate of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) ended after the elections.
Thailand must be a friend to Myanmar people
Oped, Kasit Piromya, Published on 24/03/2021
» Ten years ago, when Myanmar's then-ruling junta initiated a series of reforms to open the country up after decades of military rule, was also the time I was Thailand's foreign minister. I remember well how myself and other Asean foreign envoys met regularly with our Myanmar counterpart ahead of Myanmar's 2010 general election -- a heavily flawed vote, but one that would pave the way for some form of democracy in the country.