SEOUL, Republic of Korea - A group of European Union officials will visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) next month to assess the food situation there after a similar trip by US officials, a report said on Sunday.

Officials from the European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection group will head to Pyongyang and stay for two weeks after the US team wraps up a probe into Pyongyang's food needs this week, Yonhap news agency said, citing a Seoul government source.

The EU officials will visit provincial areas to look into how serious the food shortages are there.