THAILAND: GLOBAL FORUM ON FIGHTING CORRUPTION

UNCLAS BANGKOK 002835 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR INL/C E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ASEC CPAS KCRM KFRD TH SUBJECT: THAILAND: GLOBAL FORUM ON FIGHTING CORRUPTION REF: STATE 63279 ¶1. Poloff discussed reftel with Brazilian Embassy Minister Counselor Fernando Jose de Carvalho Lopes. Lopes said that he had already been in contact with the Thai MFA regarding the June conference in Brasilia and that his Ambassador preferred that we demarche the MFA separately. Lopes said the Thai had told him they would organize a delegation from Bangkok, but at this time it is unlikely that they will send a Minister-level official to head the delegation. ¶2. Subsequently, Poloff delivered reftel demarche points to Wasin Dhamavasi from the Latin America Division of MFA. Wasin confirmed that the RTG planned to send a delegation to the forum, but were still working on their delegation list. Wasin promised to pass on the names of the official delegation as soon as they were decided. BOYCE