<p>UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson has expressed &nbsp;the recent reports of restrictions on the freedoms of expression and assembly in Thailand ahead of the referendum on the draft constitution to be held on 7 August.&nbsp;<br /><br />The Deputy Secretary-General met H.E. Mr. Virasakdi Futrakul, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Thailand, in New York on June 29. See a readout from their meeting at&nbsp;<a href="http://ow.ly/6vA1301XIFW" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/6vA1301XIFW</a><br /></p>