SEOUL, May 25 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's foreign minister nominee said Thursday that the humanitarian aid to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) should be provided without political considerations.

Kang Kyung-hwa, a veteran diplomat at the United Nations, arrived earlier in the day at the Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, in a flight from New York, according to local media reports.

She told reporters that the humanitarian aid to the DPRK should be done separately from political considerations as it is a matter about the universal value of humanity that should be done toward people who are suffering from pain.

Over the weekend, President Moon Jae-in appointed Kang as the country's first female foreign minister. The post does not require a parliamentary approval, but she will be subject to the National Assembly hearing.

Asked about the DPRK's recent missile launch provocations, the foreign minister nominee said that if provocations are conducted further, more powerful sanctions would be required.

Kang's comments were in line with the new government's policy stance. President Moon indicated a firm response to provocations while seeking dialogue for the denuclearized Korean Peninsula.

Moon was widely forecast to inherit a so-called sunshine policy of engagement with the DPRK through economic cooperation.

Seoul's unification ministry was reviewing the resumption of civilian exchanges with Pyongyang, which had been suspended under the previous government following the DPRK's fourth nuclear test in January last year.