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The European Union (EU) announced on Monday suspension of official visits to and from Thailand and halting of the signing of the Partnership and Cooperation agreement with the southeast Asian country, urging Thailand's ruling military junta to restore "legitimate democratic process."
In a statement following a meeting of foreign ministers from the EU's 28 member states in Luxemburg, the bloc said it has followed developments in Thailand with "extreme concern", as the EU and Thailand are bound together by "strong and longstanding" ties.
The EU called on the Thai military leadership to urgently restore "the legitimate democratic process and the constitution, through credible and inclusive elections."
The EU statement said, "Only an early and credible roadmap for a return to constitutional rule and the holding of credible and inclusive elections will allow for the EU's continued support."
The EU also warned that "further measures" would be possible "depending on circumstances."
Prayuth Chan-ocha, chief of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), or the official name of the military junta who staged the May 22 coup, said earlier the NCPO would set up an interim government by September to oversee political reforms that will be followed by elections in about a year's time.
