Surakiart withdraws from UN contest
Former Deputy Prime Minister Surakiart Sathirathai informed the prime minister on Thursday that he would withdraw his candidacy in contesting for the UN top post.
Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont was speaking after meeting with Surakiart at the Government House."Khun Surakiart informed me that he would withdraw from the contest to be UN Secretary general," Surayud said. Amidst the speculation of whom might become the next Foreign Minister, Surayud did not mention whether Surakiat, a deputy premier under Thaksin Government, asked or was asked for the post. Surakiart had been running his campaign for the UN's top post to replacing the outgoing Ghanian Kofi Annan. In the latest straw vote earlier this week, Surakiart ranked the fourth while South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon received an overwhelming votes of 14 out of 15. The Nation
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