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Can you freely visit North Korea?
In principle, any person is allowed to travel to North Korea; only South Koreans and journalists are routinely denied, although there have been some exceptions for journalists.
What happens if Americans visit North Korea?
Do not travel to North Korea due to COVID-19 and the serious risk of arrest and long-term detention of U.S. nationals. Individuals cannot use a U.S. passport to travel to, in, or through North Korea without a special validation from the Department of State.
Does UPS ship to North Korea?
Citing the U.S. sanctions, shipping giant UPS doesn’t make deliveries to or from North Korea. In 2011, UPS said those sanctions forced it to “suspend service completely” to North Korea, blocking both imports and exports.
Does Biden’s North Korea policy sound good?
Jenny Town, director of 38 North, a Washington-based North Korea monitoring program, sad the broad strokes of the Biden policy sound good so far. “But the details will matter greatly to assessing how successful the administration might be with this ‘new approach.’
Who is Biden’s South Korean diplomat sung Kim?
Sung Kim is a career diplomat and a former ambassador to South Korea. He was recently nominated to be the assistant secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Another important topic during Biden and Moon’s meeting on Friday was their countries’ ongoing response to Covid-19.
What is sung Kim doing in Seoul?
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea, Sung Kim, left, attends with South Korea’s Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Noh Kyu-duk during their meeting at Plaza Hotel in Seoul Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. Kim is in Seoul for discussions over stalled nuclear diplomacy with Pyongyang.
Will North Korea-US talks resume?
“The two countries will discuss the direction of North Korea policy at the scheduled summit and meeting of foreign ministers in May and continue cooperation to have the North Korea-U.S. talks resumed shortly.”