BangkokPost.com
Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya has been assigned to negotiate with People's Alliance for Democracy leaders about calling off their plan to rally near the Preah Vihear temple, for fear it could harm the relations with Cambodia, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Tuesday.
The PAD plans to rally near the temple on Saturday and demand that Cambodian people and troops be withdrawn from the 4.6-square-kilometre area still under dispute.
Mr Abhisit said the governement has tried to seek understanding with the local people who still held different opinions over the issue. Mr Kasit has been assigned to ask PAD leaders to call off the rally.
The government had no hidden agenda in its handling of the border dispute and was duty-bound to protect the country's sovereignty.
He said the government would negotiate to bring about peaceful co-existence without violent clashes.
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