Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has pleaded for all sides to forgive one another and allow the country to step forward.
Ms Yingluck made the plea for mutual forgiveness when a group of relatives of those killed in political violence called on her at Government House to give her moral support.
She expressed sympathy for the relatives of the victims, who she said had sufferred a great loss.
"Only if we adhere to the principle of forgiveness and reconciliation can the country move forward. Amicable talks can lead to a way out of the impasse," Ms Yingluck said.
The prime minister said she believed many people were worried by the opposition to the amnesty bill for fear of a recurrence of past violence.
"Which ever way we may take, it won't satisfy everyone," she said.
Asked about the growing number of people opposing the amended amnesty bill, Ms Yingluck said the government is duty-bound to take care of them and she believed the protests would be peaceful.
Asked whether she still believed the bill would bring about reconciliation, the prime minister said: "We have to forgive one another."
Without forgiveness, everything would be at a standstill, she said.