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The South Korean government is said to be considering sending food aid to North Korea. Estimates say the communist regime is suffering a food shortage of more than a million tons.
In a meeting last week, government officials and members of the ruling Grand National Party discussed sending food to the North next month to help alleviate the shortage.
Government officials are considering sending aid after the Chuseok holidays in the beginning of October, after reviewing the North's rice harvest, as Unification Minister Kim Ha-joong hinted last week.
The government is now said to be considering the best aid route, from the United Nations' World Food Programme, which has already requested emergency aid to the North, or through direct contact with the communist regime.
The Grand National Party is said to be leaning towards direct aid to reconnect with the communist nation after relations were badly strained after the shooting death of a South Korean tourist in the North¡¯s Mt. Kumgang.
North Korea recently announced a halt to its nuclear disablement and moved equipment back to its reactor site. How this will affect South Korea's decision to send aid remains to be seen.
Arirang News
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