Thailand joins global call for end to violence in Egypt

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The Nation August 16, 2013 11:04 am

Thailand on Friday called for an end to the violence in Egypt as the death toll soared past 600 from Egypt's deadliest day since the Arab Spring began.

In a statement released on April 16, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Surapong Tovichakchaikul noted that from Thailand's experience, the use of violence does not solve any differences.

Thailand calls on all parties to exercise utmost restraint and refrain from all acts of violence.

The full statement is given below.

"1. Thailand, as a longstanding friend of Egypt, expresses its deep concern at the use of deadly force, which lead to several hundred deaths and many more injured. The situation continues to remain fragile. Thailand calls on all parties to exercise utmost restraint and refrain from all acts of violence.

2. From our own experience, the use of violence does not solve any differences. Thailand therefore calls for an immediate end to violence, and for all parties to make the utmost effort to resume an inclusive process of dialogue, which will allow the democratic transition to move forward as soon as possible."

World condemnation widened for the bloody crackdown on ousted President Mohammed Morsi’s mostly Islamist supporters, including an angry response from President Barack Obama, who cancelled joint US-Egyptian military manoeuvres.
Deutsche Presse-Agentur reported that Egypt was braced for more violence and huge protestson Friday after the Muslim Brotherhood called for a "day of rage"against the ruling military.

The group’s leaders urged people to take to the streets after Friday prayers, two days after at least 578 were killed when securityforces cleared two protest camps in the capital Cairo.The Health Ministry denied earlier media reports that it had raised the official death toll to 638, state television reported.

Rallies would "depart from all mosques of Cairo and head towards Ramsis square after Jumaa prayer in ’Friday of Anger’," Brotherhood spokesman Gehad el-Haddad wrote on Twitter Thursday.

credit-THE NATION