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WHO Opens Pyongyang Office Friday: Source

Written: 2001-06-02 00:00:00Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00

A government official who requested anonymity said...the World Health Organization (WHO) opened a permanent office in North Korea Friday.

The official added... the first head of the WHO's Pyongyang office is a Norwegian official who has been in charge of WHO aid to North Korea.

Over the past 10 years, the international agency has tried to set up an office in Pyongyang to better direct distribution, but the North blocked all earlier requests.

One Foreign Ministry official in charge of WHO affairs still voiced skepticism about the opening, saying... quote... as we know, the WHO office is supposed to open in September. BuWe have not yet been informed of the opening by the WHO... end quote.

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