On 16 June 2014, Ambassador Pitchayaphant Charnbhumidol hosted the “Taste of Thailand” dinner at Thai Residence. Apart from Thai cuisine, there was a demonstration Thai traditional dance. The participants were Ambassador Francisco Mauro Brasil de Holanda, Director of Department of East Asia, Ambassador Maria Clara Duclos, Director of Department of Central Asia, South and Oceania as well as high ranking diplomats from the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations and the director and professors of Institute of International Relations of University of Brasilia.

During the dinner, Mr. Ambassador took the opportunity to explain about situation in Thailand that during the past 6 months, Thailand has been under increasing political turmoil. Different groups with opposing views have caused deepening social divisiveness and led to the strengthening of each side’s positions. This prolonged political deadlock and the administrative paralysis have affected the stability and economy of Thailand. Given the situation, the military was compelled to take control of national administration in order to provide stability and prevent further deterioration of the situation. A three-phase Roadmap for National Administration was announced to the public to pave the way to a full democracy, i.e., 1) to achieve national reconciliation though Reconciliation Centers for Reform to be established at the central and regional levels to hold dialogue between all sides, 2) to establish a legislative assembly to select an interim Prime Minister, cabinet members,  draft a new constitution, and a reform council to be set up to resolve existing conflicts, and 3) to launch a general election under a democratic system. The participants showed their understanding toward Thailand’s situation and hoped that the implementation of three-phase Roadmap will be achieved as planned.