Seoul ready to provide medical equipment to hospital in N. Korea if asked: gov't
The South Korean government is fully prepared to provide medical equipment to North Korea as soon as it is asked by Pyongyang, a unification ministry report showed Monday, adding it has already secured U.N. approval and necessary budget to do so. According to the report submitted to Rep. Kim Dai-sik of the main opposition People Power Party, the government plans to supply 166 types of medical…
South Korea is ready to provide medical equipment to a North Korean hospital upon request, according to a unification ministry report released on Monday. The report, submitted to Rep. Kim Dai-sik of the opposition People Power Party, indicates that the government has obtained U.N. approval and secured the necessary budget to carry out this aid.
Specifically, the plan involves supplying 166 types of medical equipment to Kangdong County Hospital in Pyongyang, which was the first hospital constructed under North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's initiative to establish factories and medical facilities nationwide. While the exact items are not specified, the ministry stated that the aid will include essential medical equipment for diagnosis, surgery, and treatment.
Importantly, despite existing United Nations sanctions that prohibit countries from providing industrial machinery, including medical equipment, to North Korea, Seoul has already obtained a sanctions exemption from the U.N. Security Council sanctions committee.
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