Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Joint committee to review border talk documents: PAD rally ends

BANGKOK, Nov 2 (MCOT online news) - Thailand's joint parliamentary session on Tuesday resolved to set up a joint committee to review the Thai-Cambodian border talk documents within 30 days, while the Yellow Shirts gathering outside the parliament compound announced the end of their rally but threatened to come back again next month.

The 'Yellow Shirt' People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) on Tuesday gathered at parliament amid tight security as session of parliament was due to vote on endorsing the Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Commission (JBC)'s meeting reports Tuesday.

Chavanond Intarakomalyasut, secretary to Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya, has talked with the PAD leader Sondhi Limthongkul near the protest site.

Mr Sondhi later told the reporters Mr Chavanond came to inform him that the joint parliamentary session will not endorse the three JBC documents today, but will instead set up a joint committee consisting of 30 senators, MPs and representatives from civil sector within 30 days.
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