Seoul ready to provide medical equipment to hospital in N. Korea if asked: gov't

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SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government is fully prepared to provide medical equipment to North Korea as soon as it is asked by Pyongyang, a unification ministry report showed Monday, adding it has already secured U.N. approval and necessary budget to do so.

According to the report submitted to Rep. Kim Dai-sik of the main opposition People Power Party, the government plans to supply 166 types of medical equipment to Kangdong County Hospital in Pyongyang, the first hospital completed under North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's push to build factories and medical facilities across the country.

The ministry did not specify the exact items, though it said it would provide essential medical equipment for diagnosis, surgery and treatment, according to the lawmaker.

Under existing United Nations sanctions on the North, countries are prohibited to provide any industrial machinery, including medical equipment, to the reclusive state.

Seoul, however, has already secured a sanctions exemption from the U.N. Security Council sanctions committee, the ministry said in its report, adding the government has also decided to use the Inter-Korean Cooperation Fund to finance the project.

"It is a 'ready to go' approach in which sanctions and funding issues have been addressed in advance so that the assistance can be provided immediately if North Korea agrees to accept the medical equipment," a government official told Yonhap News Agency. "We are making preparations so that the project can begin right away once dialogue resumes."

Since 2024, the North has been pushing for its Regional Development 20 X 10 Policy, aimed at building modern facilities in 20 regional areas every year over a 10-year period to improve the living standards in rural regions.

As part of the plan, the country has been seeking to build modern hospitals and public amenities in regional areas to close the urban-rural gap. The construction of Kangdong County Hospital was completed in November 2025.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (R) attends the inauguration ceremony for Kangdong County Hospital on Nov. 19, 2025, in this photo taken from the North's official Korean Central Television the next day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

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首尔，9月14日（韩联社）——韩国统一部周一发布的一份报告显示，韩国政府已做好充分准备，一旦平壤提出要求，就立即向朝鲜提供医疗设备。报告还补充说，韩国政府已经获得了联合国的批准和必要的预算。

根据提交给主要反对党国民力量党议员金大植的报告，政府计划向平壤江东郡医院提供 166 种医疗设备。江东郡医院是朝鲜领导人金正恩推动在全国范围内建设工厂和医疗设施后建成的第一家医院。

据这位议员透露，卫生部并未具体说明提供哪些物品，但表示将提供诊断、手术和治疗所需的基本医疗设备。

根据联合国对北方国家实施的现有制裁，各国被禁止向该封闭国家提供任何工业机械，包括医疗设备。

该部在报告中表示，首尔方面已经获得了联合国安理会制裁委员会的制裁豁免，并补充说，韩国政府也已决定利用韩朝合作基金为该项目提供资金。

一位政府官员告诉韩联社：“我们采取的是‘随时可动’的方式，制裁和资金问题都已事先解决，这样如果朝鲜同意接受医疗设备，援助就能立即到位。我们正在做准备，一旦对话恢复，项目就能立即启动。”

自 2024 年以来，北方一直在推进其“20×10”区域发展政策，旨在 10 年内每年在 20 个区域建设现代化设施，以提高农村地区的生活水平。

作为该计划的一部分，该国一直致力于在偏远地区建设现代化医院和公共设施，以缩小城乡差距。江东县医院已于2025年11月竣工。

这张照片由朝鲜官方电视台于次日发布，照片中朝鲜领导人金正恩（右）于2025年11月19日出席江东郡医院落成典礼。（仅限韩国境内使用，禁止转载）（韩联社）

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韩国政府表示，如果朝鲜提出请求，首尔准备向朝鲜医院提供医疗设备。