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Thai Muslim group seeking peaceful solution to unrest

One of the major groups associated with a Muslim separatist insurgency in southern Thailand said it wants to work with the Thai government to find a peaceful solution to the fighting.

A statement posted Tuesday on the Web site of the Pattani United Liberation Organization (PULO), said the group “is fully committed to finding a peaceful resolution of the conflict” in the southern provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat.

The statement, which was signed by PULO founder Kabir Abdul Rahman, said he gives “full support and blessing to those who represent PULO engaged in official dialogue with the royal Thai government.”

“PULO has no wish to perpetuate violence and is willing to listen to proposals from the royal Thai government to build confidence, reduce violence and eventually agree on a lasting solution to the conflict,” the statement said.
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