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U.S. completes latest food aid shipment to N. Korea
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- The United States has delivered its latest batch of food aid to North Korea this week, the Voice of America reported Saturday, quoting an unnamed U.S. official.
The 21,000-ton shipment, pledged under a six-nation denuclearization deal last
year, had been scheduled to reach North Korea last week, but was delayed until
Thursday due to bad weather.
The U.S. shipped 143,000 tons of food aid to North Korea last year despite
stalled talks on ending Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions. The aid was part of
500,000 tons of humanitarian food aid Washington has pledged.
The latest food aid will be distributed to 25 regions in the communist state
under the monitor of a group of civic organizations, the VOA added, quoting a
U.S. State Department official.
The World Food Program says North Korea will need more than 800,000 tons in
additional food aid from abroad to feed its 21 million people this year, despite
a decent harvest last year.
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The 21,000-ton shipment, pledged under a six-nation denuclearization deal last
year, had been scheduled to reach North Korea last week, but was delayed until
Thursday due to bad weather.
The U.S. shipped 143,000 tons of food aid to North Korea last year despite
stalled talks on ending Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions. The aid was part of
500,000 tons of humanitarian food aid Washington has pledged.
The latest food aid will be distributed to 25 regions in the communist state
under the monitor of a group of civic organizations, the VOA added, quoting a
U.S. State Department official.
The World Food Program says North Korea will need more than 800,000 tons in
additional food aid from abroad to feed its 21 million people this year, despite
a decent harvest last year.
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