BANGKOK, Feb. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Monday announced that he agreed with the Democrat's proposal to amend the current Constitution so that a new better version of charter could be drafted.

    Thaksin told a press conference at the headquarters of his ThaiRak Thai (TRT) Party Monday afternoon that TRT Party agreed to amend Article 313 as proposed by the Democrat so that the new charter could be drafted by either a neutral committee or a people' s assembly.

    The new draft constitution would be subject to a national referendum and ratified by all political parties.

    Thaksin said all political parties will meet at Parliament to discuss details about how to implement the charter amendment on Monday evening. Enditem