통일부 "北, 쌀지원 5만톤 수령에 부정적 입장... 한미훈련이 이유"<br /><br />North Korea has recently shown what's being called a "negative response" to plans to send it 50-thousand tons of rice aid from South Korea, citing Seoul's upcoming joint military drill with the U.S.<br />It's not clear what form that "negative response" took, but according to Seoul's Unification Ministry, the North expressed its view to the World Food Programme at a recent working-level meeting... and Seoul learned of it through its consultations with the WFP.<br />However, Seoul says the North has not yet announced a final decision,... and the WFP is looking to clarify the North's position.<br />The South Korean government says it still hopes to deliver the rice as soon as possible.<br />
