Local governments want to give aid to North Korea

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Local governments want to give aid to North Korea
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Feb 06,2012
Despite the government’s May 24 sanctions that forbid any aid for North Korea in the aftermath of the warship Cheonan’s sinking, a slew of local governments led by liberal heads are attempting to spend their own budgets to offer assistance. According to the JoongAng Ilbo’s independent investigation, Seoul city government led by liberal mayor Park Won-soon has allotted 4.4 billion won ($3.9 million) of the budget solely for improving bilateral relations with Pyongyang, the…(joongAng Daily)
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