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EU, reporters promise 400 million won to promote radio broadcasts into North
SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- The European Union (EU) and an international group of journalists forged a deal on Tuesday to provide 400 million won (US$290,000) to help anti-Pyongyang radio broadcasting stations run mostly by defectors from North Korea.
The EU and the Reporters sans Frontiers (RSF) signed the deal with three stations -- Free North Korea Radio, Open Radio for Korea and Radio Free Chosun -- in Seoul to fund their programs for the next three years.
The stations have been producing and sending shortwave anti-communism and human rights radio broadcasts across the border. In the past, North Korea has asked South Korea to suspend the stations, calling them an obstacle to unification.
"In South Korea, there is a need for much support," RSF spokesman Vincent Brossel said, citing that Seoul's 2009 budget earmarked for promoting North Korean human rights stood at 190 million won.
odissy@yna.co.kr
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