Thai government on Friday welcomed the US House of Representatives' resolution, backing PM Abhisit Vejjajiva's national reconciliation roadmap and urging the end of crisis through peaceful and democratic means.
The US Congress on Thursday voted 411-4 to call on all parties in Thailand to "work assiduously to settle their differences" under a five-point national reconciliation road map of Prime Minister Abhisit.
Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban on Friday welcomed the US resolution and said foreign countries appreciated the atmosphere leading to the national reconciliation.
Suthep conceded that some Thais do not want the roadmap to be achieved but the government will move on with the plan.
The resolution came in favour of the Thai government and Abhisit despite the fact that runaway ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra dispatched his legal adviser; Noppadon Pattama, to Washington to meet some US senators to repaint the red shirts' image and the Thai political crisis in Americans' perception.
Earlier the Thai government sent a special envoy; Kiat Sittiamorn, to meet the US senators to explain about the government's roadmap and reconciliation plans.