Thailand’s plan to send humanitarian assistance to displaced persons inside Myanmar should be followed by a more active role by the current Srettha government in helping find a peaceful solution to the conflict in the country, said chairman of the House committee on foreign affairs Noppadon Pattama.
“It is a good starting point. In fact, it’s something that should have been done long ago,” said Noppadon in an interview with Thai PBS World.
He said humanitarian assistance is part of the five-point consensus of ASEAN designed to help resolve the crisis in Myanmar and as its immediate neighbour Thailand is in a unique position to help push it forward.
Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-nukara revealed the Thai initiative to an informal meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers in Luang Prabang of Laos late last month. On Thursday he visited the border areas in Tak province…
