Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is to address a forum on water security which will be held in Thailand

Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is to address a forum on water security held in Thailand next week, an embassy official said on Friday.
  
His scheduled appearance in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai from Sunday comes as Iran gears up for elections.
  
Ahmadinejad will join regional leaders at the Asia-Pacific Water Summit, which will focus on water security and climate change. "He will arrive on Sunday (May 19) in Chiang Mai," an Iranian embassy official in Bangkok told AFP, requesting anonymity.
  
Ahmadinejad is set to address the summit on Monday.