Facebook denies Thai PM-Zuckerberg meeting
Facebook statement apparently contradicting the prime minister’s announcement that a meeting was scheduled for October 30
By Tery Fredrickson
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha’s hopes of meeting Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg look to have hit the rocks as a Facebook spokesman said no such plans are on the drawing board.
“There are no plans currently for any of our senior leaders to visit Thailand,” according to the statement by a Facebook spokesman.
The government has yet to respond to the denial.
On Tuesday, Gen Prayut told the media Mr Zuckerberg will visit Thailand on a business trip and he had asked to meet Gen Prayut.
Gen Prayut laid out the agenda of the supposed meeting in some detail on Tuesday.
“Mr Zuckerberg asked to meet me to discuss cooperation in preventing and solving the problems of transnational crimes, and what kind of measures and plans should be in place,” he said.