21.  With the successive crop failures their meager income is insufficient to provide the additional food that they require.

22.  He also said the North had urged Washington to lift its economic sanctions on the impoverished communist nation and provide additional food assistance.

23.  A US decision on whether to send additional food aid to North Korea was also to be expected next week, Burns added.

24.  An offensive was expected in the Kauk Kauk area when the additional food and ammunition arrived, it said.

25.  Bertini was in Tokyo to urge the government to release additional food aid to North Korea, so far with no success.

26.  Burns also said the United States would probably respond to appeals from North Korea for additional food aid on Tuesday.

27.  Earlier in Tokyo, South Korean Foreign Minister Yoo Chong-Ha said his country could provide additional food relief if North Korea accepted the proposal for four-party talks.

28.  Earlier in Tokyo, South Korean Foreign Minister Yoo Chong-Ha said his country could provide additional food relief if North Korea accepts the proposal for four-party talks.

29.  To maintain the momentum for family reunions, the South Korean government apparently needs to provide additional food aid to the North, Yonhap news agency said.

30.  US officials are expected to announce a decision soon on whether to provide additional food aid to North Korea, probably in the range of several million dollars.