Korean Friendship Association logo
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Abbreviation | KFA |
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Formation | November 2000 |
Purpose | Official government cultural liaison agency for North Korea |
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Region served
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World |
Official language
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English |
President
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Alejandro Cao de Benós de Les y Pérez |
Website | www |
Remarks | Hymn: Song of National Defense |
The Korean Friendship Association (Spanish: Asociación de Amistad con Corea) is a Spain-based friendship association with North Korea. The KFA was established in November 2000. It has official representatives in 28 countries, including Spain, the U.S., Norway, Canada, Brazil, Russia, China, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Turkey, Israel, Poland and Morocco.
Its president, Spanish citizen Alejandro Cao de Benós de Les y Pérez, is the only person paid a salary. Fees collected by the KFA are generally deposited in accounts in his name around Europe.
Compared with other North Korea friendship associations, KFA is more radical.
The KFA pages provides DPRK related material, including tourism tips and political essays, and it is possible to hear views from a DPRK point of view. The KFA Forum site is hosted and administered in Europe and gives links to Korean language teaching sites.
The KFA denies violations of human rights in North Korea and disputes the existence of North Korean concentration camps.
The objectives of the KFA are to promote the well-being of all members and to promote friendship between members of the KFA worldwide.
The stated objectives of the KFA are:
KFA organizes travel delegations to North Korea. Travel is according to experts a primary motivation of membership in KFA: partakers in trips are offered privileged service.
KFA is the largest friendship association with North Korea. It operates in 120 countries. There is an Official Delegate in 34 countries. KFA is licensed by the North Korean government and is well-funded and supported. The organization is coordinated well "to a certain degree", according to NK News.