Thai gov't ready to talk with red-shirts' leaders: Deputy PM
BANGKOK. March 18. KAZINFORM. Thailand's Deputy Prime Ministeter Suthep Thaugsuban said Wednesday that the government is ready for talks with the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship, which is leading the ongoing anti-government rally in Bangkok, Thai media reported; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
According to Bangkok Post online, Suthep Thaugsuban said that the government is ready to hold talks with UDD, particularly with its core leader Veera Musikhapong, on the condition that he must first get the green light from former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is seen as the de facto leader of the red-shirts movement.
Suthep made the remarks while the red-shirts' rally, led by UDD, continued to mount pressure on the government for an early House dissolution.
Their latest actions included pouring more than 300 litres of blood at the Government House, the headquarters of the ruling Democrat Party and the house of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. The blood was donated by the red-shirted people Tuesday; Kazinform cites Xinhua.