Economic development must go hand
in hand with political advancement, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra of
Thailand told the United Nations General Assembly today.
"During this period of
economic uncertainties, we must not consider economic growth alone. It is
important to put people at the front and centre of the development
agenda," she said in an address to the Assembly's General Debate, taking
place at UN Headquarters in New York.
"This is what every
government should do: putting people at the heart of the country's economic
development strategy," she said. "Because we believe that the
greatest asset of any country is its people, and how much a country can excel
depends on how much its people can fully realize their potential."
The Thai leader noted added that
an inclusive regional development is the way forward and would strengthen the
fabric of regional peace and security, adding that Thailand and its neighbours
in the region have a shared destiny.
"We have a shared interest
in fostering common peace and prosperity. We should, therefore, strive to
prosper together because only by working together can we create much-need
synergy that would support our common development," she said. "And by
prospering together, chances of conflict can be limited."
This spirit, Prime Minister
Shinawatra noted, is driving the 10 member countries of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to establish an ASEAN Community by the year
2015.
"As Asean moves towards
greater integration, great efforts are being made to close development gaps and
expand connectivity across South-east Asia and beyond to the wider East Asia
and South Asia," she said. "This would help spread the fruits of
development and growth wider across the continent."
In addition, the Prime Minister
highlighted the need for an inclusive process at the global level as the
international community considers the development agenda beyond 2015, the
target date for achieving the anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs).
The Thai Prime Minister is one of
scores of world leaders and other high-level officials presenting their views
and comments on issues of individual national and international relevance at
the Assembly's General
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