Reform Council members get together for informal talks
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Around 30 members of the National Reform Council held an unofficial meeting yesterday to set up panels that will carry out its work.
NRC member Kamnoon Sittisaman said that members at the unofficial meeting discussed selecting the NRC whip and candidates for president and vice-president, who would be elected at the first official meeting on October 21.
“Today we only came to meet with each other and talk briefly. But, as for the topic of national reform, it will be open to discussion at the actual meeting [on October 21],” Kamnoon said.
He said that most of the conversation centred on members’ preparations because everyone was new to the council and some wanted to prepare before submitting reform plans.
The meeting lasted two hours and was held at a private meeting room at Parliament.
Members at the meeting included Prasan Maruekapitak, Sombat Thamrongthanyawong, Treungjai Buranasompop and Anan Watcharothai.
The secretary-general of the House of Representatives Charae Panpruang was invited to detail preparations for the first meeting.
NRC member Sombat said yesterday’s meeting provided members with a better understanding of the body’s framework. He said everything discussed was unofficial and the matters discussed would be considered at the official meeting.
They also discussed setting up a selection panel for the Constitution Drafting Committee.
According to the interim charter, the NRC will nominate 20 members to be CDC members, Sombat said, who also revealed a committee to draft NRC meeting regulations would be set up.
