PM: I don't talk politics with Prem
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Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday confirmed she did not have a political discussion with chief royal adviser General Prem Tinsulanonda during yesterday's Songkran visit.
“Prem is beyond politics, hence we talked about projects to help the people,” she said.
Yingluck said the talks were about Prem’s projects to help the people in the strifetorn South.
As to whether Yingluck had raised issues related to her fugitive brother Thaksin Shinawatra, the prime minister refused to comment.
Deputy Prime Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapha said the PremYingluck meeting went well. He said Yingluck had sought and received Prem’s permission for future talks in order to seek his advice.
He also revealed that Yingluck had offered the government’s involvement in Preminitiated projects but said that Prem just smiled and did not comment. He said several organisations in the private sector were already taking part in the projects.
