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Red Shirt Leader Demands to Bargain With Thai PM

BANGKOK (AFP) - The leaders of the Red Shirt demonstration of anti-Thai government said Saturday they will only talk directly with the government if Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.

Abhisit previously said, that negotiations have been scheduled between the two government leaders and two senior members of the Red Shirt, who had held a demonstration in Bangkok for seven days and call new elections do.

Thai media reports, a protest leader has agreed to hold a meeting Monday evening, but some of the other Red Shirt insisted that they would only talk directly to the prime minister.

"After we meet and discuss, we reached the conclusion that we are not going to negotiate with Satit or Korbsak. For we will negotiate only with Abhisit," said protest leader, Jatuporn Prompan, in front of the audience.

He was referring to the Minister Satit Wonghnongtaey and government officials Korbsak Sabhavasu, Abhisit appointed to negotiate with leaders Red shirt.