SEOUL, May 13 (Xinhua) -- South Korean Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul said Monday that Seoul would actively review its contribution to the World Food Program (WFP) food aid projects for babies and pregnant women of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Kim made the remarks during a meeting in Seoul with visiting WFP Executive Director David Beasley to discuss humanitarian assistance projects for the DPRK, according to the unification ministry.
Beasley explained to Kim about the recent WFP report on the DPRK's food situation, saying humanitarian assistance should be separated from political situation.
The top South Korean official in charge of inter-Korean relations shared the WFP chief's view, according to the Seoul ministry.
Kim vowed to actively review South Korea's contribution to food assistance projects for babies and pregnant women in the DPRK, which the WFP called for.
Kim and Beasley agreed to continue close consultation on the humanitarian assistance to Pyongyang.
South Korea has been collecting public opinion about the size and the way to provide food aid for the DPRK people.
During last week's phone talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed support for Seoul's food assistance to Pyongyang.
The last South Korean food aid to the DPRK happened in 2010 when 5,000 tons of rice was delivered to the north.
The Moon government announced a plan in 2017 to offer eight million U.S. dollars of assistance to the DPRK through international organizations such as the WFP.
