Thai PM offers dialogue to end political unrest

Source:Xinhua Published: 2013-11-27 18:18:24

Thailand's embattled Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said Wednesday that the government stands ready to hold dialogue with the protesters in a bid to find peaceful solutions for the ongoing political crisis.

She made the remark in an interview with reporters before attending the no-confidence debate at the House of Representatives for the second day.

The lady premier urged all sides to sit down and talk, so as to put an end to the political turmoil, which she has said is hurting the country's economy.

"The government has kept the door open. Whatever is good for the majority, we are willing to cooperate," she was quoted as saying by the Thai News Agency.

Despite the enforcement of the Internal Security Act (ISA) in all districts of Bangkok and its adjacent provinces, the government has adhered to peaceful methods without using violent measures against the demonstrators, who have besieged or occupied many government compounds, said Yingluck.

The prolonged anti-government street protests, spearheaded by former deputy premier Suthep Thaugsuban and the so-called Network of Students and People for Reform of Thailand, press for an end to the "Thaksin's regime," allegedly carried out by Yingluck, younger sister of the deposed and self-exiled former leader.

Yingluck, however, insisted that the so-called "Thaksin regime" has never existed. "There is only one regime. That is democracy," she said.

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