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| 泰國總理巴育為今年的香格里拉對話做主題發言。（中評社 楊犇堯攝） |
中評社新加坡6月4日電（記者 楊犇堯）第十五屆香格里拉對話昨晚在召開，泰國總理巴育做主題發言，巴育演講中大部分時間關注地區安全問題，提及南海時巴育強調各方要增進共識，通過對話來解決分歧。
巴育做完主旨演講後，一共接受了三個提問。第一個提問的是中國軍事科學院姚雲竹少將，主題涉及東盟在地區安全事務；第二個提問來自一名韓國學者，提問涉及如何解決南海爭端，巴育回應稱“當前並無現成的方法來解決南海爭端。各方必須坐下來進行談判，通過對話來解決分歧和爭端。”第三位提問者是一位歐洲學者，議題同樣是東盟今後可發揮的作用
巴育演講稿英文稿：
“Towards Strategic New Equilibrium of the Asia – Pacific”
Your Excellency Mr. Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore,
Dr. John Chipman, Director-General and Chief Executive of the International Institute for Strategic Studies,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
(I) Introduction
1. Sawasdee krub. It is indeed an honour for me to have been invited by the Prime Minister of Singapore and the Director-General of the IISS to give the keynote speech at this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue. The success of your discussions and exchanges of ideas throughout the past 15 years prove that the Shangri-La Dialogue plays a constructive role in promoting regional security cooperation.
2. In addition, I am pleased to be back in Singapore once again. I was here last year to attend the 50th anniversary celebrations of Singapore’s independence. Singapore is a good example of a country that has not only successfully developed, but also plays an important role in promoting regional security.
3. Fourteen years ago, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s founding father and its first Prime Minister, was the first leader in the Asia-Pacific region to give the keynote speech for the first Shangri-La Dialogue. Mr. Lee’s observations regarding the regional security situation remain relevant today. The key players remain largely the same, but the security situation has become more complicated, interconnected and challenging. Mr. Lee predicted that more countries would play a greater role in the region and that there would be an increase in the spread of international terrorism.
4. Our world has faced countless challenges throughout the generations, from the bipolar world of the Cold War era to the multipolar world in which we live in today. The security of all communities, countries and regions are interconnected. We live in an increasingly interdependent world. We face important challenges that affect global stability, whether they be traditional threats such as the conflicts in the South China Sea and on the Korean Peninsula, or non-traditional threats that are a global common concern, such as political, economic and social conflicts; challenges to democratization, especially the lack of good governance; energy and food security; natural disasters; infectious disease; international terrorism; drug trafficking; climate change; haze; cyber-crime; illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing; human trafficking; irregular migration; and aging societies. Because of all this, maintaining security equilibrium has become increasingly difficult. Thailand is an example of a country that has perhaps lost its equilibrium in the past several years, despite having been successful in maintaining a good balance and equilibrium in the past, even during periods of war and crisis. But now, through cooperation between many sides both within Thailand and internationally, I believe that Thailand is increasingly getting back on track even though a number of challenges remain to be addressed.
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