Bangkok Post
Sihasak says peace talks not enough
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Resolving unrest in the southern border provinces requires a unified and multidimensional approach, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said on Tuesday, adding that peace talks alone cannot end the decades-long conflict.
Key facts
- Resolving unrest in the southern border provinces requires a unified and multidimensional approach, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said on Tuesday, adding that peace talks alone cannot end the decades-long conflict.
- Speaking before the weekly cabinet meeting at Government House, Mr Sihasak said the situation in the deep South involved intertwined security, political, economic and identity-related issues that must be addressed simultaneously.
- "Peace dialogue is only one part of the solution, not the whole answer," he said after being officially appointed chairman of a newly established government committee tasked with steering efforts to resolve long-running problems in the southern border region.
- The appointment was formalised on Monday through Prime Minister's Office Order No. 139/2569, signed by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and took immediate effect.
- Mr Sihasak said an effective resolution to the conflict would require integrated cooperation among all agencies and sectors, with policy implementation moving in the same direction.
Summary
Speaking before the weekly cabinet meeting at Government House, Mr Sihasak said the situation in the deep South involved intertwined security, political, economic and identity-related issues that must be addressed simultaneously.
"Peace dialogue is only one part of the solution, not the whole answer," he said after being officially appointed chairman of a newly established government committee tasked with steering efforts to resolve long-running problems in the southern border region.