U.N. draft North Korea sanctions aim at cargo, financing

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A draft U.N. sanctions resolution circulated to the Security Council on Wednesday urges, but does not require, countries to inspect suspicious North Korea cargo and to reduce financial ties with Pyongyang.

The U.S.-drafted resolution obtained by Reuters, which the 15-nation Security Council could vote on as early as Friday, also requires that member states prohibit the supply of fuel to North Korean vessels carrying suspicious cargo that might be a violation of a partial U.N. trade and arms embargo against Pyongyang. (Reporting by Louis Charbonneau; Editing by Doina Chiacu)