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N. Korea asks U.N. agency for assistance in economy education
SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has asked an agency of the United Nations to help educate its officials on how to develop its economy, preferring to learn from experts from South Korea to reduce language barriers, a senior U.N. official said Thursday.
"North Korea has recently delivered a message through its envoy to Bangkok to teach (officials) how to develop economy," said Nam Sang-min, an official at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).
UNESCAP, headquartered in Bangkok, is one of five regional commissions under the U.N. and was established in 1947 to encourage economic cooperation among its member states. The U.N. regional body currently manages various projects on energy, environment, transportation and regional development.
Citing language barriers as a problem for training programs, North Korean officials suggested that the U.N. agency pick South Korean experts to train their officials, Nam said.
"We plan to call in South Korean professionals for a one-month education program on air pollution, to be held in the latter half of this year in Thailand," Nam said.
The impoverished communist North has relied on international handouts since the late 1990s when it suffered a massive famine that was estimated to have killed 2 million people.
"North Korea has recently delivered a message through its envoy to Bangkok to teach (officials) how to develop economy," said Nam Sang-min, an official at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).
UNESCAP, headquartered in Bangkok, is one of five regional commissions under the U.N. and was established in 1947 to encourage economic cooperation among its member states. The U.N. regional body currently manages various projects on energy, environment, transportation and regional development.
Citing language barriers as a problem for training programs, North Korean officials suggested that the U.N. agency pick South Korean experts to train their officials, Nam said.
"We plan to call in South Korean professionals for a one-month education program on air pollution, to be held in the latter half of this year in Thailand," Nam said.
The impoverished communist North has relied on international handouts since the late 1990s when it suffered a massive famine that was estimated to have killed 2 million people.
