Seoul to Resume Rice Aid to Pyongyang in May

Seoul is likely to resume its halted rice shipments to Pyongyang in late May after the two Koreas discuss the issue at a meeting to be held next month.

South Korea requested the North take appropriate steps to fulfill its agreement made in the six-party talks in Beijing last month as a pre-condition.

Pyongyang demanded 400,000 MT of rice and 300,000 MT of fertilizer for this year.