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Red Shirts reject future talks with government
BANGKOK, March 30 (TNA) - A top leader of Thailand's anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), the Red Shirts, on Tuesday ruled out any further negotiation, whether public or private, with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to find solutions to the country's political crisis after the second round of talks between the two sides ended in a deadlock on Monday.
Key UDD leader Jatuporn Prompan, one of the Red Shirts' three negotiators, voiced the group's stance after the second round of negotiations between the Red Shirts and the government ended without agreement over the timeframe for the House dissolution and no date was set for future talks.
The Red Shirts demanded Mr Abhisit to dissolve Parliament within 15 days, while the premier proposed to dissolve the House at year end after the charter amendment process had been accomplished.
Prime Minister Abhisit on Tuesday expressed regret that his government’s reconciliation proposal was rejected immediately by the Red Shirt leaders during Monday's negotiation, adding that his government is ready to hold additional talks provided that the demonstration remains peaceful.
Mr Jatuporn however stood firm that the talks with the government came to an end and there will be no future talks, no matter secretly or publicly, citing that the reasons of the government not to dissolve the House are groundless and the timeframe for the House dissolution proposed by both sides was not the same.
"The issue of charter amendment is groundless. The Red Shirt leader consider that the government is insincere. Finally the Constitution will not be amended," said the UDD leader.
Mr Jatuporn added that the Red Shirt leaders are to meet Tuesday afternoon to discuss the group's new measures to oust the Abhisit administration.
The Red Shirt key leader also reiterated that the government should not deploy army troops in temples and threatened to again mobilise the protesters to pressure the military to withdraw of their own accord from the religious places.
Last Saturday, the Red Shirts marched to temples, higher education institutions, and the Bangkok zoo, where contingents of troops were stationed to provide security and demanded that they return to their barracks. Army personnel in eight high-risk locations decided to leave their assigned posts to avoid confrontation and later returned to station
there.
Mr Jatuporn also warned the presidents of the Thai Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Thai Industries to stop criticising the Red Shirt moves, saying that otherwise the Red Shirts will visit both men in their offices.
In other development, the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that fugitive ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who had been in Sweden over the weekend, left Stockholm on Monday forto an unknown destination.
Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Panich Vikitsreth said the ministry had received information confirming that the ousted premier who spent most of his self-exile in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates had flown to Sweden via his private jet.
Mr Panich said Mr Thaksin had used the passport of a third country to enter Sweden, but the latest information from the Thai embassy in Stockholm said that Mr Thaksin had left the country for an unknown destination on March 29 in Sweden or the early morning of March 30 Thailand time.
The vice minister said Swedish officials had promised the Thai government that it would not let anything impact the close relations between the two countries.
Sweden would not allow any particular person to use the country as a base for political movement, he said.
Mr Panich said the Swedish officials cound not deny entry for Mr Thaksin since his name was not on their persona non grata list.
Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya has instructed Thai ambassadors and consuls general in European countries to promptly report to the ministry once they learn Mr Thaksin's whereabouts. (TNA)
Key UDD leader Jatuporn Prompan, one of the Red Shirts' three negotiators, voiced the group's stance after the second round of negotiations between the Red Shirts and the government ended without agreement over the timeframe for the House dissolution and no date was set for future talks.
The Red Shirts demanded Mr Abhisit to dissolve Parliament within 15 days, while the premier proposed to dissolve the House at year end after the charter amendment process had been accomplished.
Prime Minister Abhisit on Tuesday expressed regret that his government’s reconciliation proposal was rejected immediately by the Red Shirt leaders during Monday's negotiation, adding that his government is ready to hold additional talks provided that the demonstration remains peaceful.
Mr Jatuporn however stood firm that the talks with the government came to an end and there will be no future talks, no matter secretly or publicly, citing that the reasons of the government not to dissolve the House are groundless and the timeframe for the House dissolution proposed by both sides was not the same.
"The issue of charter amendment is groundless. The Red Shirt leader consider that the government is insincere. Finally the Constitution will not be amended," said the UDD leader.
Mr Jatuporn added that the Red Shirt leaders are to meet Tuesday afternoon to discuss the group's new measures to oust the Abhisit administration.
The Red Shirt key leader also reiterated that the government should not deploy army troops in temples and threatened to again mobilise the protesters to pressure the military to withdraw of their own accord from the religious places.
Last Saturday, the Red Shirts marched to temples, higher education institutions, and the Bangkok zoo, where contingents of troops were stationed to provide security and demanded that they return to their barracks. Army personnel in eight high-risk locations decided to leave their assigned posts to avoid confrontation and later returned to station
there.
Mr Jatuporn also warned the presidents of the Thai Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Thai Industries to stop criticising the Red Shirt moves, saying that otherwise the Red Shirts will visit both men in their offices.
In other development, the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that fugitive ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who had been in Sweden over the weekend, left Stockholm on Monday forto an unknown destination.
Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Panich Vikitsreth said the ministry had received information confirming that the ousted premier who spent most of his self-exile in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates had flown to Sweden via his private jet.
Mr Panich said Mr Thaksin had used the passport of a third country to enter Sweden, but the latest information from the Thai embassy in Stockholm said that Mr Thaksin had left the country for an unknown destination on March 29 in Sweden or the early morning of March 30 Thailand time.
The vice minister said Swedish officials had promised the Thai government that it would not let anything impact the close relations between the two countries.
Sweden would not allow any particular person to use the country as a base for political movement, he said.
Mr Panich said the Swedish officials cound not deny entry for Mr Thaksin since his name was not on their persona non grata list.
Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya has instructed Thai ambassadors and consuls general in European countries to promptly report to the ministry once they learn Mr Thaksin's whereabouts. (TNA)
