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Thai PM insists not to resign

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-11-27 00:05

BANGKOK - Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat made a TV speech Wednesday night to affirm that he would stick to the his post as premier to honor democracy and justice as his government was legally elected.

He blamed the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protesters, who pressed for his resignation, for causing great loss to the country.

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Somchai made the 10-minute speech, which started at about 10:10 p.m. (1510 GMT), from Chiang Mai after returning from an APEC meeting in Peru,.

He said he heard about the calls that asked for his resignation and House dissolution, but his government came from a general election under the constitution, while the PAD has done great damage to the nation's dignity, the democracy system and justice by lawless actions such as besieging the Government House and the airports with weapons.

He said he would call an emergency Cabinet meeting to discuss the situation and counter measures.