Thẻ: Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN)

Thai junta rejects conditional peace talks with Muslim insurgents

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  • Posted 11 Apr 2017 18:00

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha attends a news conference with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand March 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

BANGKOK: Thailand’s military junta on Tuesday rejected a conditional offer from the main Muslim separatist group fighting in southern Thailand to enter into formal peace talks.

The Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) said on Monday that it would be willing to enter into formal negotiations on the decades-old insurgency if certain conditions were met by the Thai government.

Among its demands were mediation by a neutral third party and the participation of international observers. Tiếp tục đọc “Thai junta rejects conditional peace talks with Muslim insurgents” →

Main Thai insurgent group renews conditional peace talks offer

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  • Posted 11 Apr 2017 00:05

BANGKOK: One of the main separatist groups fighting an insurgency in Southern Thailand on Monday renewed a conditional offer to enter peace talks with the government.Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) is thought by observers to be the main faction responsible for the decades-old insurgency in the Muslim-majority southern provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat.

The conflict has claimed more than 6,500 lives since it escalated in 2004. Tiếp tục đọc “Main Thai insurgent group renews conditional peace talks offer” →