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Tobacco Control 2009;18:77; doi:10.1136/tc.2008.029256
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PERSPECTIVES

A reflection on the experience of COP-3: Thailand’s perspectives

Nuntavarn Vichit-Vadakan

Correspondence to:
Nuntavarn Vichit-Vadakan, Thammasat University, Faculty of Public Health, Thailand; nuntavarn@tu.ac.th

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The COP-3 meeting in Durban holds a special memory for our team from Thailand, not only for the warm welcome we received from our gracious host and the things we accomplished but, more importantly, the connection that we discovered with those who share the same views and those who may see things differently. This COP-3 meeting brought together individuals from every corner of the world and if one could describe the meeting in one sentence, it would be that "it was vibrant". It was "vibrant" with diverse culture and customs; "vibrant" with personalities, "vibrant" with intensity of commitment, "vibrant" with fervent discussions and "vibrant" with different views. And it was this "vibrancy" that, not only, carried us through the long and arduous days of dialogues, debates and negotiations but energised us to carry our work forward until the next meeting in 2010.

Highlights of COP-3 may differ from one party . . . [Full text of this article]


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