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Timor president Ramos-Horta to visit Thailand

By The Nation
Published on January 7, 2009


East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta will come to Thailand on an official visit between January 11 - 13, the first foreign official visitor to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.

It will also be Ramos-Horta's first official visit to Thailand as president of Timor-Leste , the foreign ministry said yesterday.

His Majesty the King will grant an audience with Ramos-Horta at Klai Kangwon Palace in Hua Hin.

Ramos-Horta would deliver a keynote speech entitled "Is Long Lasting Peace an Attainable Dream? " at Ramkhamheng University where he will receive an honorary doctorate in political science.

He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996 for his involvement in the struggle for Timor-Leste's independence from Indonesia. The President survived a gun assassination attempt in February last year.


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