Thailand has no trade with N. Korea, PM insists, ahead of US envoy visit

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Tuesday that there is no trade between his country and North Korea. The statement came ahead of an expected visit by a US envoy seeking to step up pressure on North Korea over its weapons programs. Washington has been urging Southeast Asian countries to do more to cut North Korea’s funding streams. “Thailand guarantees… that we have abided by the UN resolutions,” the PM told reporters. “There have been reports about North Korean boats in our waters… I prohibited them a long time ago,” he said, adding that “there is no trade… there is no commerce.” Joseph Yun, US special representative for North Korea policy, is due in Bangkok this week.