The EU team, which will comprise officials of the humanitarian aid department of the European Commission, plans to enter North Korea right after the U.S. delegation ends its trip next week, the source said on condition of anonymity.
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2011/05/29 10:12 KST
EU to send aid officials to N. Korea to assess food situation
SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- The European Union (EU) plans to send a team of aid officials to North Korea to assess the food situation in the impoverished nation, a government source said Sunday, as a group of U.S. officials have been in the communist nation on a similar mission.
The EU team, which will comprise officials of the humanitarian aid department of the European Commission, plans to enter North Korea right after the U.S. delegation ends its trip next week, the source said on condition of anonymity.
The EU team, which will comprise officials of the humanitarian aid department of the European Commission, plans to enter North Korea right after the U.S. delegation ends its trip next week, the source said on condition of anonymity.
