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Red shirts not to hold anymore talks with gov't: core leader

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-03-30 16:40

BANGKOK - The red shirts' core leaders will not hold anymore talks with the government, red-shirted core leader Jatuporn Prompan reiterated Tuesday.

Red shirts not to hold anymore talks with gov't: core leader

Leaders of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) Jatuporn Prompan, Veera Musikapong and Weng Tojirakarn (L-R) speak to reporters after the second round of talks with Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva at an academic institute in Bangkok March 29, 2010. Vejjajiva resumed talks with "red shirt" opposition protesters on Monday to find a way out of a political crisis that has intensified in recent days and could rattle investors. [Agencies]

Jatuporn disclosed that the red-shirted core leaders would meet Tuesday afternoon to adjust a rally plan after the talks with the government on Monday evening failed, Thai News Agency reported.

"The red shirts will not hold anymore talks with the government, neither open talk nor closed-door one," Jatuporn was quoted as saying by Thai News Agency.

During the second day of their political talks on Monday, the two sides could not agree on the time frame to dissolve the lower House of parliament.

The red shirts' core leaders still insisted that the House be dissolved by the Prime Minister within 15 days and it will be the only solution to the country's ongoing political conflict.

But, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has proposed that it could be possible to dissolve the lower House by the year-end.