The Republic of Korea (RoK) will send emergency food aid worth some 20 million USD to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) via the World Food Programme (WFP).RoK’s Unification Minister Lee Jae-joung said in a press briefing on June 14 that his country will consult with the WFP to determine a proposed list and amount of food aid items, which include 24,000 tonnes of corn, 12,000 tonnes of bean, 5,000 tonnes of wheat, 2,000 tonnes of flour and 1,000 tonnes of powdered milk.It will be the first time since 2004 that the RoK will provide food aid to the DPRK via the WFP, reported RoK’s Yonhap news agency.Additionally, the RoK decided to send 10,500 tonnes of rice to the DPRK soon as part of a promise made last year to help the DPRK recover from flood damage, Minister Lee said.The RoK resumed shipments of fertilizer and other emergency aid to the DPRK in late March, but withheld the loan of 400,000 tonnes of rice as an inducement for the DPRK to start its nuclear dismantlement under a landmark February 13 agreement.-Enditem
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