The Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council (APRC) establishes a network of senior individuals and experts to serve as a mechanism for regional peace and reconciliation. The Secretary-General of the APRC, H.E. Ambassdor Dr. Kobsak Chutikul, came to the AIIA to discuss peace and reconciliation in the Asia-Pacific region. He talked to AIIA’s Australian Outlook blog editor, Catherine Garlick, in Canberra.

H.E. Ambassdor Dr. Kobsak Chutikul is the Secretary-General of the Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council. A retired ambassador and former member of the parliament of Thailand, Ambassador Kobsak Chutikul last served as Special Adviser to the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and to the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva from 1995 to 2012.

Interviewer: Catherine Garlick

Producer: Catherine Garlick

Editor: Yang Jie