Thai delegation, BRN agree to endorse peace plan soon

[snoop1130]

 

Representatives of the Thai government and a major separatist group ended their two days of peace talks in Kuala Lumpur today with an agreement to endorse a comprehensive peace roadmap “at the earliest opportunity,” according to a statement issued by the Malaysian facilitator of the negotiations.

 

It said the Thai peace delegation affirmed the Thai government’s readiness to create an environment conducive to bringing about peace in the three southern provinces of Thailand which have been ravaged by at least two decades of violence.

 

The statement provided no details but said measures to foster such environment will be discussed by a technical team to be set up by the two sides in February and March.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2024-02-07

 

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[hotchilli]

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

It said the Thai peace delegation affirmed the Thai government’s readiness to create an environment conducive to bringing about peace in the three southern provinces of Thailand which have been ravaged by at least two decades of violence

I'll believe it when I see it work

[Pique Dard]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

a comprehensive peace roadmap “at the earliest opportunity,”

 

...oh yeah, this is how diplomats express themselves when negotiations have not been successful

[Srikcir]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

the three southern provinces of Thailand which have been ravaged by at least two decades of violence.

With 95% of the three southern provinces population being the homeland (aka Kingdom of Patani) for the indigenous Malay Muslims, formal recognition by Thailand of some form of autonomous governance expressed by their language, religion, traditions and culture unhindered by a continuous State of Emergency and administration by the Thai army's Internal Security Operation Command (ISOC) is hopefully a consideration.

 

Such resolution is not without precedent in the Asian-Pacific region. In 2012 The Philippine government reached a framework peace agreement reached after talks in Malaysia with the country's largest Muslim rebel group the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to end a 40-year conflict that has cost more than 120,000 lives. The area affected would become  a new autonomous region in The Philippines to be named Bangsamoro, after the Moros living there.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-19860907

 

[Crossy]

An off-topic attempt to de-rail the thread has been removed.

[CDG931]

To negotiate and sit at the same table as animals who kill children, monks, and teachers?

[KhunLA]

1 hour ago, CDG931 said:

To negotiate and sit at the same table as animals who kill children, monks, and teachers?

They don't care, they kill Muslims also.   They killed one Muslim guy, because he opened his shop on Friday.   The extremist consider that blasphemy, as a day for GOD, much like Sunday use to be for Christians.

Edited February 10 by KhunLA