Majority of Thai people see ASEAN Summit as beneficial
A large majority of Thai people think that Thailand has benefited from the 35th ASEAN Summit, according to an opinion survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll.
Leaders of the ten ASEAN member states pose for a photo at the opening ceremony of the 35th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok on November 3 morning (Photo: VNA)
Bangkok (VNA) – A large majorityof Thai people think that Thailand hasbenefited from the 35th ASEAN Summit,according to an opinion survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan DusitPoll.
The poll was conducted nationwide from November 6– 9 on 1,159 people to compile theiropinions on the summit.
Asked about their overall level ofinterest in the summit, 41.24 percent of the respondents said they were fairly interested while 21.23 percent were very interested, believing itwould yield positive effects on the economy of Thailand and ASEAN as a whole.
Asked how impressed they were by thesummit, 46.98 percent said Thailand's hosting of it was successful, since it was free of any untowardincidents; 31.99 percent said several important political and economic agreements were signed; and 28.64 percent said the attendance bydelegates from many countries had helped promote mutual relations in the ASEAN region.
Asked whether Thailand had benefitedfrom the summit, 44.35 percentsaid "yes", especially from the promotion of its image, while 25.80 percent said it had tightenedrelations with other countries as the summit served as a forum for promotingunderstanding and competitiveness.
Asked about concrete achievementsmade during the summit, 60.67 percentsaid several cooperation agreements were signed to push for economicimprovements; 30.79 percentsaid foreign news media covering the summit had helped disseminate the Thaiidentity; and 28.31 percentsaid the summit allowed leaders of various countries to outline their vision.
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Leaders of the ten ASEAN member states pose for a photo at the opening ceremony of the 35th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok on November 3 morning (Photo: VNA)
