February 13, 2012
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Thai activists reject peace talks offer from embattled PM Abhisit
An anti-Thai gov’t protester
22 March 2010 / REUTERS, BANGKOK
Opposition activists in Thailand rejected a government offer for dialogue on Sunday after Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva ruled out dissolving parliament and assigned a junior minister to attend the talks.
Red-shirted supporters of ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, who rallied for an eighth day on Sunday, insisted they had not closed the door but would talk only with Abhisit and on the condition that house dissolution was on the agenda. Abhisit earlier said Education Minister Chinnaworn Boonyakiat would represent the government at today’s talks, which irked the opposition, who have vowed to protest in Bangkok for at least two more weeks, with reinforcements coming in from the provinces. “We will talk with the prime minister only,” one of the protest leaders, Jatuporn Prompan told reporters. “No one will meet with Chinnaworn.” The protests have so far been peaceful, which helped lift Thai stocks to a 20-month high last week, with foreigners continuing to pour money into the bourse, attracted by some of the cheapest valuations and best dividend yields in Asia. About 30,000 “red shirts” remained at their encampment in Bangkok’s historic heart, a day after at least twice that number fanned out across the city on motorcycles and pickup trucks to drum up support for their campaign. Abhisit has refused to bow to pressure to dissolve parliament, insisting the country is too divided to face an election.
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