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Thai FM on fighting SARS

Thai Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai, who had just completed the heavy task of preparing the China-ASEAN Summit on the SARS issue within an extremely short time, received interview by People's Daily reporters on May 2.


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Thai FM on Fighting SARS
Thai Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai, who had just completed the heavy task of preparing the China-ASEAN Summit on the SARS issue within an extremely short time, received interview by People's Daily reporters on May 2.

This is the first large-scale international conference on fighting SARS since the breakout of the disease, and the attendance of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao drew world attention and China made great contribution to the meeting, Surakiart said. Most contents of the six-point consensus passed on the meeting were proposed by China, which received immediate agreement from ASEAN leaders. Furthermore, Premier Wen also called for establishment of a special fund for China-ASEAN cooperation for fighting SARS, and firstly gave 10 million yuan for starting fund. All these reflected China��s contribution to the meeting.

Speaking frankly Chinese Premier's attendance to the summit on invitation, Surakiat indicated that China's presence at the meeting is of very important significance, it will transmit a kind of political signal to the world, i.e., countries of this region are cooperating with concerted efforts to solve various problems brought about by SARS, it will play an important role in controlling the spread of the epidemic in the region, reducing its negative effect on the regional economy and helping people regain their confidence.

At the end of the interview, Surakiat stressed that China was the focus of the meeting. At the press conference following the meeting, most questions from journalists were addressed to China, and Premier Wen, representing the new leadership of China, impressed the world by his sincere, brilliant answers.




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