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Overland Delivery of NK Food Aid Begins Next Wk

Written: 2007-07-09 18:02:25Updated: 0000-00-00 00:00:00

The government's will begin delivering food aid to North Korea via overland routes on July 20th.

The two Koreas agreed that out of a total of 400-thousand tons, the first 50-thousand would be delivered overland. The remainder will be shipped by sea.

A Unification Ministry official in Seoul says the government will notify Pyongyang of the delivery timetable on Tuesday. He said the delivery will take five weeks via the inter-Korean Donghae and Gyeongui highways.

The two Koreas agreed to the rice aid in April and two sea shipments have been made since late last month.

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