North Korea Bans Foreigners From Beach Resort After Lavrov Trip
Visitors at a water park in the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area in Wonsan, North Korea, on July 2.
Photographer: Kim Won Jin/AFP/Getty Images
North Korea has suspended foreigners’ access to a newly opened beach resort on its east coast, just days after Russia’s top diplomat visited the area and vowed to help increase tourist flows to the isolated country.
North Korea’s National Tourism Administration said the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area that began operations this month is temporarily not accepting foreign guests, without elaborating.