PM extends olive branch to red shirts

The government is open for negotiations with the red shirts if their rally remains peaceful and abiding by the law, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Thursday, extending his olive branch.
"I have no objection for talks because political issues must be resolved by political means," he said.
Abhisit said he authorised the National Human Rights Commission to convey his government's readiness for talks to the red shirts. He was speaking after a meeting with the NHRC acting as a go-between trying to bring about a negotiated settlement.
The prime minister made it clear, however, his government would not bow down to threat and intimidation and that all sides should not set a pre-condition nor a rigid negotiating format ahead of the talks.
The Nation