‘FREEZE OUT NORTH KOREA’ Donald Trump unleashes plan with Thailand to hit Pyongyang
DONALD Trump will meet the military leader of Thailand in a bid to freeze out North Korea as fears continue over World War 3.
By MARK CHANDLER
Express.co.uk
Fri, Sep 29, 2017
The US President will welcome Prayuth Chan-ocha to the White House on Monday to put pressure on him over the country’s ties to Pyongyang.
And the US wants Thailand to take a diplomatic lead in the region in “freezing out” North Korea, which has an embassy in the country.
Washington will use the meeting to highlight continued business operations by North Korea in Thailand.
In a visit to the country last month, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged the junta to shut down supplies of money to the sabre-rattling regime.
Last month, Thailand said trade between North Korea and Thailand had plummeted by up to 94 per cent this year.
But an investigation by news agency Reuters found many businesses appeared to still be trading with the regime.
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