BANGKOK, Oct 12 – Thailand decided to postpone peace talks with southern militants to spend more time to thoroughly study the five demands proposed by Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) militant group.
Col Charoon Ampha, National Security Commission (NSC) advisor, said Thailand needs to carefully consider the BRN’s five demands on rhe basis of Thai and international laws
The NSC has informed Deputy Prime Minister Pracha Promnok of the delay and asked him to set a new date for the peace dialogues, originally scheduled for later this month, he said.
He said Thailand wanted explanations on why Thai Buddhist people have become targets of attacks by southern militants in the last several months since the Muslim Ramadan holy period in July-August.
He said the Thai military and police forces would continue to launch proactive operations to cope with militant attacks in the South.
