BANGKOK -(Dow Jones)- Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has decided to cancel his plan to join the meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Vietnam, a government official said Thursday.
The move follows the declaration of a state of emergency in the country. Abhisit was scheduled to be in Vietnam Thursday and Friday.
Abhisit late Wednesday declared a state of emergency in the capital and surrounding areas in response to escalating anti-government protests.
The decree came after red-shirted supporters of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra forced their way into the country's parliamentary compound, stepping up protests held over recent weeks aimed at toppling the government.
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