TheKoreanNationalRedCrosssaidWednesday(February25)thatitsNorthKoreancounterpartaskedforfertilizerassistancetobeusedinthisspring
The Korean National Red Cross said Wednesday (February 25) that its North Korean counterpart asked for fertilizer assistance to be used in this spring.
Jang Jae-eon, chief of the North Korean Red Cross society, called his Seoul counterpart Lee Yoon-ku, asking for fertilizer assistance on humanitarian grounds this year as in the last
The North, however, did not specify the amount or the timing of delivery. North Korea had requested the provision of 200,000 tons of fertilizer for use in the spring during the 13th Inter-Korean Ministerial Talks held in Seoul, February 3-6.
