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The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is stopping foreign visitors from coming to its newest beach resort less than a month after it opened to the public.
The scenic Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Tourist Area on the nation’s east coast announced Friday that it will “temporarily” be banning international tourists without offering an explanation.
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It is an about-face to the beach club’s declared goal of attracting overseas visitors and helping initiate a tourist industry in the totalitarian, hermetic country.
The timing of the regime’s decision is raising questions — the first batch of Russian visitors arrived at the resort last week.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was in the city at the same time, meeting with his North Korean counterparts and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un.