North Korea forfeits aid after missile launches
Guardian Unlimited
"South Korean ministers today announced they were halting food aid to North Korea and the Japanese government threatened 'severe measures' following the communist regime's missile tests earlier this week.
Shoichi Nakagawa, Japan's minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, also suggested the Pyongyang government should repay rice aid worth 7bn yen (£33m) provided in 1995 as a 30-year loan.
'I feel sorry for the people who are starving but we have absolutely no plans to provide food aid to North Korea,' he said. 'We should also take measures as severe as possible on [North Korean] imports and exports to step up the pressure.' " Story.
"South Korean ministers today announced they were halting food aid to North Korea and the Japanese government threatened 'severe measures' following the communist regime's missile tests earlier this week.
Shoichi Nakagawa, Japan's minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, also suggested the Pyongyang government should repay rice aid worth 7bn yen (£33m) provided in 1995 as a 30-year loan.
'I feel sorry for the people who are starving but we have absolutely no plans to provide food aid to North Korea,' he said. 'We should also take measures as severe as possible on [North Korean] imports and exports to step up the pressure.' " Story.
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