Chuan declines invitation to political reform forum
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The Democrat's advisory board chief Chuan Leekpai said on Thursday that he had rejected an invitation to join the governmentsponsored political reform forum, saying the government should review itself and show a good example.
Chuan, a former prime minister, was speaking after meeting with government representative Banharn Silapaarcha about participating in the forum.
Banharn declined to reveal to reporters the result of his meeting with Chuan.
“I turned down the invitation but gave information to Mr Banharn about the reasons that the country finds itself in this situation. I saw that he was lacking information about certain aspects,” he said.
Banharn was told that the government should commit to the democracy system and respect each other’s power. The government should show a good example by respecting the laws and enforcing them with fairness. “Part of the disunity in the country is caused by discrimination,” Chuan said.
