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Condolences over death of former ASEAN Secretary General

VGP - Deputy PM, FM Pham Binh Minh on December 1 sent a message of condolences to Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai over the death of Surin Pitsuwan, former ASEAN Secretary General and former Foreign Minister of Thailand.

December 02, 2017 1:37 PM GMT+7
Mr. Surin, who was Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) from 2008-2013, died of a heart attack at a Bangkok hospital on November 30 at the age of 68.

He served as Thailand's foreign minister from 1997-2001./.