DPRK accepts S. Korea's aid on A/H1N1 outbreak
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The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said that it would accept South Korea's offer to provide aid to stem the country's recent outbreak of the A/H1N1 Influenza, South Korea's Unification Ministry said Thursday.
According to ministry spokesman Chun Hae-sung, Pyongyang told Seoul by telephone that it would accept the aid.
The government sent a message to the DPRK earlier the day to notify it of Seoul's willingness to help fight the new flu.
The two sides will carry out consultations via liaison office in Panmunjom on details such as the quantity of the drugs to be provided and the concrete date of the shipments, the spokesman said.
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday instructed the government to unconditionally provide drugs to the DPRK to help it deal with the A/H1N1 flu.
"The government should unconditionally offer drugs to the DPRK in dealing with the A/H1N1 virus out of humanitarian considerations," Lee said, adding "such assistance must be provided swiftly" as the disease could quickly spread in the DPRK where "conditions are not so good."
