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| Thailand to continue negotiations with rebel group |
| 2013-08-16 |
| Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has confirmed the government will continue peace negotiations with the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) separatist group. Malaysia has also said BRN representative Hassan Taib will continue to lead the talks. The premier instructed relevant agencies to study the five demands made by the BRN as a condition for the talks. Among the demands were that ASEAN members, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and international NGOs be permitted to witness the talks, and that the government release all detained suspects and suspend and revoke all arrest warrants concerning national security cases without condition. The BRN also wants to be recognised as a liberation movement, rather than as a separatist group. In Narathiwat province yesterday, two marines were injured in a roadside bomb explosion as they were about to cross a bridge around noon yesterday. The blast took place when six troops were traveling on three motorcycles during a routine patrol. |
| Posted by:ryuge |