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18:28, 04-Aug-2017
Official: DPRK leaves door 'open' to US visitors
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The Democratic People's Republic of Korea lashed out at the US for issuing a ban prohibiting its citizens traveling to the country on Friday, saying the DPRK would nevertheless leave its doors open to US tourists.
The DPRK's state media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) citing a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the action of the US administration is "childish" and "hostile," adding that the door is wide open to those who have "good will" to visit the country.
The US State Department said earlier this week the new policy would take effect on September 1, making the DPRK the only country to which US citizens are banned from traveling. It came following the death of a US student after he had been detained in the country for 18 months.
Slamming the measure as "vile," the spokesman said it "limit(s) the people-to-people exchange" and is "a reflection of the US administration's perception which regards the DPRK as an enemy."
It also called on the Trump administration to "abandon its hostile policy towards the DPRK."
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