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.
Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (L) holds talks with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the presidential palace in Jakarta on March 26, 2008. Thailand's military-backed premier Sundaravej arrived in Indonesia on a two-day official visit, his latest stop in a flurry of introductory diplomatic visits to Southeast Asian capitals.
Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej (L) is greeted by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono before a meeting at the presidential palace in Jakarta on March 26, 2008. Thailand's military-backed premier Sundaravej arrived in Indonesia on a two-day official visit, his latest stop in a flurry of introductory diplomatic visits to Southeast Asian capitals.
In this photo released by the Thai Spokesman Office, Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, left, and U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Eric G. John, center, join hands in a tree planting ceremony on the 175th anniversary of the Thai-U.S. diplomatic relations at a park in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, March 20, 2008.