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Published on July 25, 2007

Vachara Phanchet, vice president of the Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC), said Gore's visit had already been confirmed by his staff agency. He will arrive on August 8 by private plane.

Gore will meet Surayud and the energy minister to encourage the government to become more concerned about the problem of global warming.

The meeting will be held at Government House at 4pm. After the meeting with the prime minister, Gore will deliver a talk at the Oriental Hotel at 7pm and then spend an hour in discussion with the 300 participants. He leaves the following day.

"We hope Mr Gore's speech will be of benefit to PBEC's members and Thai society. We also would like to encourage people to adopt a business policy which shows more concern about environmental issues," said Vachara.

The dinner talk will focus on global warming and its impact on Thailand.

Pongphon Sarnsamak

The Nation