Washington: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said he hoped Thailand will honor King Bhumibol Adulyadej`s legacy of commitment to universal values and respect for human rights, his spokesman said in a statement following the king`s death on Thursday.
King Bhumibol, who reigned for seven decades, died in hospital at age 88. In 2006, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the United Nations Development Programme, according to Ban`s statement.
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