This handout photo taken on May 14, 2008 shows Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (L) children affected by Cyclone Nargis as part of his visit aimed for the donation of relief supplies to Myanmar by Thailand in Yangon. Samak Sundaravej said on May 14 after his visit that the junta leaders would not allow foreign experts into the country to guide the cyclone relief effort.
In this photo released by the Thai spokesman office, Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, left, talks with Myanmar children survivors of the Cyclone Nargis during his visit to a relief shelter in Yangon, Myanmar Wednesday, May 14, 2008. Samak said Myanmar believes its cyclone relief operations are under control and it doesn't need foreign experts.
This handout photo taken on May 14, 2008 shows Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (L) and Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein (R) during a meeting in Yangon. Meanwhile, Myanmar tightened access to the cyclone disaster zone on May 14, 2008 turning back foreigners and ignoring pleas to accept the outside experts who could save countless lives before time runs out.
This handout photo taken on May 14, 2008 shows Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (L) and Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein (R) look at a map of Myanmar in Yangon. Meanwhile, Myanmar tightened access to the cyclone disaster zone on May 14, 2008 turning back foreigners and ignoring pleas to accept the outside experts who could save countless lives before time runs out.
Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (R) talks with a Buddhist monk and representatives of the Muslim community during his visit to Thailand's restive southern Yala province on May 10, 2008. Sundaravej visited Thailand's insurgency-hit southern provinces for the first time since he took office more than three months ago.
Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (L) meets representatives of the Buddhist and Muslim community during his visit to Thailand's restive southern Yala province on May 10, 2008. Sundaravej visited Thailand's insurgency-hit southern provinces for the first time since he took office more than three months ago.
Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (L) walks alongside his Malaysian counterpart Abdullah Ahmad Badawi during his welcoming ceremony at the Parliament building in downtown Kuala Lumpur on April 24, 2008. Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, who arrived late April 23 to Malaysia for a two-day working visit, was welcomed in an official welcoming ceremony.
Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (L) shakes hands with his Malaysian counterpart Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at the conclusion of his welcoming ceremony at the Parliament building in downtown Kuala Lumpur on April 24, 2008. Samak Sundaravej, who arrived late April 23 to Malaysia for a two-day working visit, was welcomed in an official welcoming ceremony.
Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (C) leaves after paying his respects at the Indonesian Heroes Monument in Jakarta on March 27, 2008. Indonesia could mediate in Thailand's battle against a deadly insurgency in its Muslim southern provinces, Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said as the new Thai leader Sundaravej visits the world's most populous Muslim nation.
Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, left, makes a traditional Thai greeting to journalists after a joint press conference with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, right, at the palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 26, 2008. Samak began a two-day official visit to Indonesia Wednesday morning.