UN resolution would require inspections on North Korean cargo

A UN draft resolution aimed at tightening sanctions on North Korea would require that countries take the unprecedented step of inspecting all cargo to and from the country, the American Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power said Thursday.

"For the first time in history, all cargo going in and out of the DPRK would be subjected to mandatory inspection," Power told reporters after presenting the measure to the UN Security Council, according to the AFP news agency.