THAILAND: Thai PM in talks with US envoy
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Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has told a senior US envoy that Thaksin Shinawatra will not run his government from behind the scenes, now that the deposed premier has returned from exile. Prime Minister Samak met with Christopher Hill, just one day after Mr Thaksin staged a dramatic homecoming after nearly a year and a half in self-imposed exile. Speaking in Thai at a news conference, Mr Thaksin said he believed he'd returned at the proper time to argue his case against accusations made against him and his family.
Presenter: Sue Ahearn
Speakers: Pongthep Thepkanchana, Thaksin Shinawatra's spokesman
