
WASHINGTON: The United States said it intends to send 500,000 tonnes of emergency food aid to North Korea over the next year following a deal with Pyongyang that allows broad monitoring of deliveries.
It said the two sides "have reached an understanding on the parameters of a program for the resumption of US food assistance for the North Korean people," adding it will begin deliveries in June.
In a statement, the US Agency for International Development said about 400,000 tonnes will be distributed by the World Food Program and about 100,000 tonnes via US non-government organizations.
The two sides agreed on a "framework to allow WFP and NGO staff broad geographic access to populations in need and the ability to effectively monitor the distribution of US commodities," it said.
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