He said the committee will be appointed by the House and will include representatives of different parties, the Senate, members of Parliament and pro-democracy activists.

The Parliament’s two-day extraordinary session held to seek a resolution to the ongoing political unrest was wrapped up on Tuesday.

Pro-democracy activists have been holding protests demanding the prime minister’s resignation, amendments to the charter and reforms to the monarchy.

Cabinet backs plan to set up reconciliation committee

The Cabinet has agreed that a reconciliation committee should be set up to find a way of resolving the ongoing political crisis, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said after attending a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday.