Xinhua

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva left for the United States early Monday morning to attend the 64th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York and the Group of 20 (G20) Summit in Pittsburgh.

According to the Thai News Agency, apart from attending the 64th Session of the UN General Assembly and the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Abhisit will meet major US investors in the stock exchange, business leaders, importers, members of the U.S.-Thailand Business Council, and the American media to build their confidence in Thailand.

The prime minister will join the G20 summit as chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the report said.

On Tuesday, Abhisit will participate in a High-Level Meeting on Climate Change and Interactive Roundtable Session at the UN Headquarters to exchange views on global warning and related issues and address Thailand's role in tackling this challenge.

Bangkok is to host the latest round of United Nations Climate Change Talks from Sept. 28 to Oct. 9, a part of a series of negotiations that are expected to culminate in December this year in Copenhagen with a new pact on slashing greenhouse gas emissions.

In his mission to build confidence in Thailand, six Thai agencies including the ministries of finance, commerce, and foreign affairs, plus the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), the Office of the Board of Investment (BoI), and the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB), will jointly participate in activities intended to recover confidence on Thailand's economic and investment environment among investors and businesses in the United States.

The prime minister is scheduled to return to Bangkok on Sept. 27 and Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban will be acting premier while he is away.