Missle test could affect ROK aid to DPRK

From Joong Ang Daily:

One ROK official said yesterday that shipments of 100,000 tons of fertilizer and 500,000 tons of rice, the remainder of assistance promised this year, would be suspended at least temporarily.

“There should be no misunderstanding on this,” the official said. “We told the North that actions would be taken if they fired a missile.”

Other projects, such as manufacturing at the Kaesong Industrial Complex and tours to the resort area of Mount Kumgang, will probably not be touched. Mr. Lee, the Unification Minister, said the two projects had long-term goals and involved private capital, and so were not appropriate instruments of retaliation.

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