
Thailand will continue its policy of negotiating for peace in southern Thailand despite expressing frustration that the Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu-Patani (BRN) did not show up at the last scheduled negotiations in Kuala Lumpur.
Maj Gen Pramote Prom-in, a deputy commander of the 4th Army, told reporters on Tuesday that the latest dialogue took place in Malaysia's capital on March 14-17 to further develop a technical framework for the Joint Comprehensive Plan towards Peace (JCPP). This resulted from meetings on Feb 21-23 between the Thai government and the BRN, the main Thai separatist group in the far South.