Thailand agrees to UN request to boycott North Korea

BANGKOK, 30 April 2013 (NNT) – The Cabinet has resolved to boycott the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or North Korea at the request of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced that the Cabinet’s decision to boycott North Korea is in compliance with the request of the UNSC and its move to place tougher sanctions against the country for its nuclear tests. The Prime Minister said the reason the Cabinet decided to join in on the move is because it would like to see the rising tensions in the region be solved through peaceful means.

News source: NNT