Wednesday, September 20 2006 12:53 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Jakarta: Indonesia is deeply concerned over the situation in Thailand, where the military has taken over in a coup, and urges the neighbour to return to democratic measures to overcome the crisis, a government spokesman said Wednesday.

"The Indonesian government is closely monitoring the developments in Thailand with a deep concern," foreign affairs ministry spokesman Desra Percaya was quoted by the country's leading news website Detikcom as saying.

"The Indonesian government also hopes the political crisis in Thailand can be properly settled through democratic steps in the interest of the Thai people," said Percaya, who is accompanying Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda in the UN General Assembly in New York.