The so-called agreement – previously often referred to as the “social contract” – consists of 10 aspects, including “solving problems by parliamentary means”, “respecting international obligations”, “not distorting information with the aim of instigating conflict” and “authority must not support any political sides in particular”.

They also include the government’s much-hailed policies and concepts – such as Pracha Rat, or working cooperation among the government, private and civil-society sectors; and the “Thailand 4.0” economic strategy – and the late King’s sufficiency-economy philosophy.

The 24 pages of documents making up the “agreement of truth” also cover the reconciliation-building committee, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan.

Several political blocs were invited by the committee for “discussions and idea exchanges”, with the exception of the People’s Democratic Reform Foundation of Suthep Thaugsuban, who refused to take part in the agreement process.

The latest public hearing on agreement-drafting was held in July, when red-shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan was the only key political figure to attend.

Prawit had said that the agreement would be drawn up in order to be agreed upon by political groups, but to what extent it would be binding on them is not yet certain.