Thailand will apply for a seat as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2017-2018 term, reported the Thai deputy government spokesman Vachara Kannikar.

The plan was proposed by the Thai Foreign Ministry, according to the Bangkok Post’s website.

Thailand was a non-permanent member of the Security Council in the 1985-1986 period.

The UNSC comprises of five permanent members - China , France, Russia , the United Kingdom and the United States , plus ten non-permanent members./.