South Korea says it plans to send 50,000 tons of rice to North Korea as it seeks to help with North Korean food shortages and improve bilateral relations.
South Korea said Wednesday it plans to send 50,000 tons of rice to North Korea through the World Food Program, in its second aid package announced in past weeks as it seeks to help with North Korean food shortages and improve bilateral relations.
U.N. agencies last month said that about 10 million people were facing"severe food shortages" after one of North Korea's worst harvests in a decade. Kim said South Korea will decide whether to provide more food aid after reviewing the outcome of the current assistance. "Considering previous cases, it would take about two months to send 50,000 tons of rice ," Kim said in a news conference."The government will do its best so that possibly within September."
North Korea has significantly reduced its dialogue and engagement with South Korea since February, when a nuclear summit between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump collapsed over disagreements on sanctions relief and disarmament.
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