Arts & Culture     Business     Environment     Government     Health     Human Rights     Military     Philosophy     Science     U.S. Asian Policy			Home > East Asia >  South Korea sends rice and fertilizer to North AFAR 4/17/2003  Related Articles • Japan Defence Paper Urges Vigilance on China's Navy • Waterways and Strategy: China's Priorities • China deploys 150,000 troops on North Korean border • Watch out, Kim Jong Il, the heat is on!   Pyongyang has asked for vital aid from Seoul; namely, rice and fertilizer. In response, South Korea has agreed to send 400,000 tons of rice and 200,000 tons of fertilizer. This amount is on par to what the South has sent to its northern neighbor in years past, and is the most fitting resolution according to Minister of Unification Jeong Se-hyun. North Korean Red Cross Chairman Jang Jae Eon similarly stated that this is an act to encourage reconciliation between North and South and will mutually benefit both countries.
© Copyright 2002-2007 AFAR