PUBLISHED: 05: 22 on February 6, 2024.
According to a National Security Council ( NSC ) source, talks between the government’s peace team and the Barisan Revolusi Nasional Melayu-Patani ( BRN ) begin on Tuesday in Malaysia.
In the negotiations, which will last for two days, NSC assistant secretary-general Chatchai Bangchuad will be in charge of the team, and Anas Abdulrahman, a senior BRN standard, may serve as the rebel party’s negotiators.
Both sides now have new people on their serenity panels, according to the cause.
The former head of the Indonesian military, Gen Zulkifli Zainal Abidin, will serve as the coach for Malaysia.
He stated that the goal of Tuesday’s negotiations will be to push for a strong South peace deal with the intention of coming to an agreement at some point this year.
The creation of a group to combat violence is part of the plan. According to the cause, the Thai staff intends to start this off near Songkran, which it has dubbed the” SongkraN of peace.”
In the middle of the year, the Joint Comprehensive Plan towards Peace (JCPP ) is anticipated to be pushed as quickly as possible. The plan prioritizes shared political solutions, open discussions of important issues, and violence reduction, according to the source.
Members of several separatist movements are rumored to be involved in the negotiations, which will be conducted in a more transparent manner. The Thai crew had visited the area, according to the source, to ask locals for information.
The BRN stated that the Thai social situation needed to be more robust before the operation could proceed, so the talks were postponed in advance of the general election on May 14 of last year.
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin appointed Mr. Chatchai as the president of the Thai panel on November 27, making him the first human to direct the negotiating team in nine times. The team that was assembled during Gen. Prayut Chan-o-Cha’s rule was neither led by a current or former soldier.