Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha promised a United Nations special envoy that he will not force back people fleeing violence in neighbouring Myanmar, where the military ousted a democratically elected government in February.
UN Special Envoy on Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener told the Prime Minister in a meeting in Bangkok that she hopes Thailand will help find ways to work with Myanmar’s military to ease the crisis, the prime minister’s office said in a statement.
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