PM’s claim to be a politician won’t impact process of reconciliation

The Deputy Prime Minister yesterday chaired the meeting with relevant officials at the Defence Ministry to update them on the work of the reconciliation preparation committee over the past year.
After meeting with political parties and groups, the government-appointed committee late last year came up with a 15-point declaration towards reconciliation that is being touted as a “social contract” between concerned parties.
Prawit said the premier’s declaration had nothing to do with the ongoing reconciliation process as it’s Prawit’s own matter. Efforts would now focus more on raising public awareness about the matter as the committee believes that the public remains largely unaware of the process, he added.
Relevant government offices would adopt the declaration into their work plans. 
“Forces” would also be dispatched to work on the ground in a bid to dissolve political “colours” among the people, Prawit said.
Prawit insisted that the next moves have nothing to do with the coming election. He also urged the public to “avoid frustration” by not mixing them up.
The Deputy PM said he would not contest the election. He said that in his present position he is not a politician and will not change his military status to that of a politician. He entered politics merely to accomplish the assigned task, Prawit said.
However, said Prawit, he would, as always, support the Prime Minister following his recent declaration as a politician.