Why foreign NGOs and tourists can't visit North Korea’s Jagang Province



Analysis Why foreign NGOs and tourists can’t visit North Korea’s Jagang Province Research suggests large-scale munitions industry presence could be a contributing factor Fyodor Tertitskiy December 25, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON 6U6A7433 by nknews_hq on 2017-04-15 11:58:51 There are many places North Korea does not allow foreigners to visit. One of the most prominent bans covers an entire province – Jagang, in the country’s north – where restrictions appear to prohibit the majority of foreign diplomats, NGO personnel, and tourists from visiting. Since at least 2013, when Thomas Fisler of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) arrived in DPRK for a four year assignment, Jagang Province has – according to Fisler – been de-facto closed to the SDC, as well as to European Union Programme Support and all United Nations agencies working in the DPRK. [p Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties 02All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024 03No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia 04What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care 05North Korean Il-76 cargo planes make rare flights to northeast coast 06From aid to academia: The status of foreign organizations in North Korea 07North Korea expanding rail access to airport near Wonsan mega resort: Imagery 08Assad’s fall deprives North Korea of a fellow pariah, but its focus is elsewhere

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Why foreign NGOs and tourists can’t visit North Korea’s Jagang Province

Research suggests large-scale munitions industry presence could be a contributing factor

Fyodor Tertitskiy December 25, 2017

Why foreign NGOs and tourists can’t visit North Korea’s Jagang Province

6U6A7433 by nknews_hq on 2017-04-15 11:58:51

There are many places North Korea does not allow foreigners to visit. One of the most prominent bans covers an entire province – Jagang, in the country’s north – where restrictions appear to prohibit the majority of foreign diplomats, NGO personnel, and tourists from visiting.

Since at least 2013, when Thomas Fisler of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) arrived in DPRK for a four year assignment, Jagang Province has – according to Fisler – been de-facto closed to the SDC, as well as to European Union Programme Support and all United Nations agencies working in the DPRK.

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Why foreign NGOs and tourists can’t visit North Korea’s Jagang Province

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