News Briefs
June 7, 1996
Web posted at: 11:55 p.m. EDT (0355 GMT)
U.S. plans food aid to North Korea; Dole objects
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States is "prepared in principle to go forward" with providing $6 million in food aid to North Korea to help alleviate widespread shortages.
The officials said the American contribution is expected to be one of several made in response to an appeal by the United Nations for $43 million in emergency assistance. South Korean officials said they have decided to donate several million dollars in food relief.
State Department spokesman Nicholas Burns said no concessions will be asked of North Korea in return for the U.S. assistance.
Burns said any decision to ship food to Pyongyang would not be linked to a decision by North Korea to take part in four-party talks aimed at securing a peace treaty to finally end the Korean war.
- North Korea at risk of famine - May 14, 1996
Clinton, King Hussein to discuss Israeli election
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Clinton and Jordan's King Hussein will meet face-to-face Thursday for the first time since the Israeli elections.
The White House says the king will be in the United States on other business and will make a stop at the White House. The two leaders will discuss, among other issues, the Israeli election, its impact on Israel's Arab neighbors, and bi-lateral ties between the U.S. and Jordan.
Pol Pot's death remains unconfirmed
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- There is still no official confirmation that Pol Pot, the leader of the Khmer Rouge who ruled Cambodia in the '70s, is dead.
State Department spokesman Nicholas Burns said Friday that reports of Pol Pot's death seem to be "exaggerated, if not unconfirmed."
"One can't think of a more despicable figure in the 20th century," said Burns. "He ranks right up there with Hitler and others; he's a mass murderer. I can't say we would be displeased to hear a final confirmation that he was no longer with us."
Reports have surfaced in recent days that the 68-year-old Pol Pot had died after an illness in his jungle headquarters. He has not been seen in public since the Khmer Rouge was overthrown in 1978 by a Vietnamese invasion. Pol Pot stepped down as head of the Khmer Rouge in 1985, but many believe he continued to secretly direct Communist guerrillas.
- Khmer Rouge leader reportedly near death - May 12, 1996
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