(VOVworld) – Tensions in Bangkok have eased significantly after many days of escalation as the Thai government ordered the police to stop dealing with protestors. Speaking at the national police headquarters on Tuesday, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra confirmed that the situation has cooled down although it takes time to get back to normal.

Thai police help protesters remove barriers to ease tension. Photo: internet

She stressed that the government will not use force towards the protestors while calling on them to negotiate with the government through a people’s forum established by the ministers under the instructions of Prime Minister Yingluck and with the participation of scholars and legal experts to seek solutions to reconcile the on-going political crisis. Prime Minister Yingluck made the announcement after the police had been ordered to lift barbwire and concrete barriers, allowing protestors to enter the government building areas and police headquarters in Bangkok. Although protest leader Suthep Thausuban affirmed that the protests will not halt completely, the national Security Council said that both sides had agreed to avoid confrontaion in the next few days as the country marks the birthday of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej.