South Korean food aid to North Korea is likely to be delayed,... missing its original schedule of delivering shipments by the end of this month.<br />Seoul's unification ministry said today that its plan to ship 50-thousand tons of rice to the North via the World Food Programme has run into obstacles... due to communication issues between Pyeongyang and the WFP.<br />North Korea has reportedly turned down the aid offer in protest of the recent joint military drills between South Korea and the U.S.<br />The ministry is still waiting for an official response from Pyeongyang regarding the aid plan.<br />
