A spokesperson for the United Nations on Thursday confirmed earlier reports of a letter received from North Korea requesting drastic cuts to foreign aid workers stationed in-country, saying the two sides are engaged in discussions over the issue.
“We're in dialogue with the Government at this point,” Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the Secretary General, told reporters during a regular briefing from New York.
A spokesperson for the United Nations on Thursday confirmed earlier reports of a letter received from North Korea requesting drastic cuts to foreign aid workers stationed in-country, saying the two sides are engaged in discussions over the issue.
“We're in dialogue with the Government at this point,” Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the Secretary General, told reporters during a regular briefing from New York.
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