Abhisit government finish delivering policy statements

The switch came after red shirt protesters blocked access to parliament for the second day on Tuesday.

When the session which lasted about two hours finished, House speaker Chai Chidchob wished all MPs and senators a happy new year.

Government of Abhisit started delivering policy statement at Foreign Ministry on Tuesday at 11.10am.

The venue of the parliamentary session to deliver the policy statements was moved from the parliament to the foreign ministry after red shirt protesters blocked parliament for the second day on Tuesday.

The delivery started as red shirt protesters moved from parliament to the ministry. Hundreds of police were deployed along the ministry's fences.

The protesters, who are loyal to fugitive ex-Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, demanded that Abhisit dissolved the House and general election be held.

Abhisit government is required by the constitution to deliver policy statements within 15 days after they sworn in. It has until January 7 to deliver the statements.

The state-run NBT TV station broadcast the session.