Seoul to support U.N. project to train N. Korean technicians, experts: source

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to contribute 1.88 billion won
(US$1.67 million) this year to a U.N. project to help train North Korean
officials and technicians, a government source said Sunday.
The project, to be undertaken by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and
the Pacific (ESCAP), will invite an unspecified number of North Korean
bureaucrats, involved in energy, environment, transportation and regional
cooperation, to overseas training programs, the source said.
Established in 1947 with its headquarters in Bangkok, ESCAP is the regional
development arm of the United Nations, with 62 member countries.
The Seoul government will use its inter-Korean cooperation fund for the
contribution, the source said, requesting anonymity.
The training program for this year is scheduled to start late this month in
India, the source said.
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