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March 29, 2012

U.S. Halts Food Aid to North Korea 
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The Obama administration has suspended food aid to North Korea over a
satellite launch planned for next month. Testifying before a House
panel, State Department official Peter Lavoy said North Korea had
violated a pledge to refrain from missile launches under a deal reached
with the United States earlier this year.

Peter Lavoy: "It has been very important to us to delink trade
assistance, including a nutritional assistance and other kinds of
activities such as operational — recovery operations, from
politics and from North Korea's provocative behavior. That has been our
intent all along. However, when we recently reached this deal, this did
prohibit North Korean missile launches."



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