South Korea to wait for North Korea's response to aid offer with no deadline set: ministry
An undated photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows medical service personnel in the military handing out medical supplies at a pharmacy to curb the current coronavirus disease health crisis in Pyongyang, May 20. EPA-Yonhap |
The South Korean government will wait for North Korea's response to its offer of cooperation against the COVID-19 outbreak there, leaving the door open for sending aid through international organizations, the unification ministry said Monday.
Last Monday, the ministry attempted to send a fax message to the North through their joint liaison office to offer working-level consultations on the pandemic and medical assistance, including vaccines, masks and test kits.
But the North has remained unresponsive as of this Monday morning.
"Making a regular call at 9 a.m. via the inter-Korean liaison office today, the Ministry of Unification asked the North for its intent on whether to accept the message that we sought to deliver last week, but the North Korean side made no mention of the issue and ended the call," the ministry's spokesperson Cho Joong-hoon told a press briefing.
The government plans to wait for the North's response with an "open mind" without setting a certain deadline, he added.
The ministry urged Pyongyang to respond to Seoul's calls for COVID-related cooperation, stating its willingness to consider various ways to deliver assistance, including through international organizations. (Yonhap)
(责任编辑:产品中心)
推荐文章
-
29 Dive Bars, Saloons, and Taverns Where the Vibe Is Unbeatable
From hand-sculpted ice spheres to baroque cocktails made with everything from olive oil–washed gin t ...[详细] -
2018年度蒙顶山茶“十大”茶事、茶企、茶叶、茶人评选活动启动
雅安日报/北纬网讯昨14)日,记者从市茶叶产业发展局获悉,2018年度中国十大茶叶区域公用品牌蒙顶山茶含藏茶)“十大茶事”“十大茶企”“十大茶叶创新品牌”“十大茶人”评选活动于2月正式启动,现申报通道 ...[详细] -
学生报名现场雅安日报/北纬网讯“老师好!”“欢迎回校!”2月20日,又到一年报名上学时。新的一学期开始,我市各学校的学生们陆续报名入学。几天前,我市各学校的教职员工就做好了开学准备,迎接学生们返校。“ ...[详细]
-
“腊八”一过便是年,燃放烟花爆竹是春节必备可少的娱乐项目。“爆竹声中辞旧岁,”人们甚至把爆竹的硝烟味,当成了一种“年味”。但对于 ...[详细]
-
Trump won't stop making a deceptive bird claim. Experts debunk it.
Billions of birds are likely killed in the U.S. each year — but contrary to popular claims, wi ...[详细] -
...[详细]
-
绿美广东|候鸟“先头部队”抵粤!广东迎来观鸟季_南方+_南方plus近日,广东南澳候鸟省级自然保护区在大批越冬迁徙的大凤头燕鸥群中,发现一只国家一级保护野生动物中华凤头燕鸥;深圳湾以及福田红树林湿地迎 ...[详细]
-
培训会现场雅安日报/北纬网讯近日,市经济和信息化局与市税务局共同举办了民营企业税收政策宣传培训会,旨在帮助广大民营企业了解目前主要的税收税种政策,掌握国家出台的有关最新优惠政策和申请要求,有效降低企业 ...[详细]
-
First officially approved Gen IV nuclear reactor in the US breaks ground
Kairos Power has broken ground at Oak Ridge on the first officially approved Generation IV reactor e ...[详细] -
随时随地“炫”榴莲,肇庆盛汇携榴莲冰皮赴喀什引起广泛关注_南方+_南方plus“这个榴莲冰粽榴莲味很浓,口感很不错!”“咬开冰皮里面都看得到榴莲肉,跟外面卖的新鲜榴莲是一样的。”“冰冰凉凉吃起来很舒服 ...[详细]
热点阅读