Thai Military Agrees to Talk With Muslim Rebels
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/05/AR2006100501802.html
By Rungrawee C. Pinyorat
Associated Press
Friday, October 6, 2006; Page A19
BANGKOK, Oct. 5 -- Thailand's military has agreed to hold talks with
Muslim rebels involved in an insurgency in the country's south, the
powerful army chief said Thursday. The announcement marked a reversal
of a policy held by the elected government that was deposed in a coup
last month.
Gen. Sonthi Boonyaratkalin, who led the bloodless coup against Prime
Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Sept. 19, said officials from certain
rebel factions had contacted a top army officer and requested talks. He
did not indicate whether any date had been set.
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