Government leaders are on their way to the Summit. They are scheduled to arrive at U-Tapao airport before proceeding by motorcade to the meeting.
So far at present time, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein have already arrived in Pattaya for the meeting. The Royal Cliff Beach Resort, the venue of the 14th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits in Pattya,was besieged by at least 2, 000 pro-Thaksin "red-shirt" protesters who are at the gate of the luxury hotel and within 200 meters of the convention hall.
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Thai anti-government protesters march towards the Royal Cliff Beach Resort, the venue of the 14th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits, in Pattaya, Thailand, April 10, 2009. The ASEAN summits are scheduled for April 10-12 in Pattaya, a resort city some 145 km southeast to Bangkok.[Yang Xiaohong/Xinhua]
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Protester leaders told reporters that they would pave the way for foreign leaders to get in and out of the hotel. The summit is to begin Friday evening with a working dinner.
