BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Thailand on Thursday said it supports China's stance of solving bilateral disputes with other countries via negotiation.
The remark was made by president of the National Legislative Assembly of Thailand Pornpetch Wichitcholchai in his meeting with China's top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng in Beijing.
Yu, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), briefed Pornpetch on China's position on the South China Sea issue.
"China has always attached great importance to the role Thailand has played in ASEAN," Yu told Pornpetch.
"Thailand agrees that bilateral disputes should be solved via negotiation," said Pornpetch, adding that the country hopes to maintain peace and stability in the region.
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