Bangkok, Thailand - Kingdom of
THAI PRIME MINISTER THAKSIN SPEAKS AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE IN BANGKOK.
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra speaks to reporters at the
government house in Bangkok October 16, 2003. U.S. President George W.
Bush announced on Wednesday that Thailand is to become a major non-Nato
ally of the United States, ahead of Bush's visit to Thailand to attend
the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
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