“Kim Jong-un has tremendous condo capabilities”: Trump has great interest in the investment on North Korean tourism industry, raising the prospect of renewed cooperation between the US and North Korea

With the completion of North Korea's Wonsan Galma Coastal Tourism District, which U.S. President Trump was interested in, some people have observed that it will be an opportunity for dialogue.

First of all, North Korea is increasing its bond with Russia, and editorial board member Kim Pil-guk examined how to look at it.

On his first day in office, U.S. President Trump mentioned the coast of North Korea and showed that he was interested in developing North Korean tourism.

[Donald Trump/U.S. President (January 20)]

′′I think North Korea will be able to build a lot of condos. There are many coastal areas. ′′

One of the coasts mentioned by Trump, the Wonsan Galma Coastal Tourism District, which is famous for its famous name, was recently completed.

At the completion ceremony of a large resort with about 20,000 rooms in dozens of hotels, North Korea specially invited the Russian ambassador to welcome him and expressed his intention to attract tourists.

[Chosun Central TV]

"He said that he wanted it to be a favorite global attraction for many foreign friends. ′′

However, as it is difficult for Russian and Chinese tourists to fill all the rooms, it is also observed that North Korea may beckoning to other countries such as the United States in the future.

However, there is a long way to go for cooperation or dialogue between North America, as many political problems need to be resolved.

[Im-chaeol/Professor of the Far East Research Institute of Gyeongnam University]

′′Basically, the conversation should be opened. In the process of talking about specific agendas, military security issues will also take precedence, but in the context of leading North Korea to cooperation, this agenda may be taken seriously. ′′

In the midst of this, North Korea revealed the appearance of the North Korean soldiers who participated in the Kursk recapture operation at the welcome performance of the delegation of the Russian Ministry of Culture, and the scene where Chairman Kim Jong-un held the coffin containing the remains of the dead and cried.

[Chosun Central TV]

′′A performance that added the conviction that the combative friendship and true internationalist lobility between the armies of the two countries will last forever…′′

It is interpreted as a will to further consolidate the North Korean-Russian solidarity in the complex international situation that led to the U.S. air raid on Iran.

As such, there are voices that it is necessary to change the existing policy towards North Korea for practical progress.

[Hongmin/Senior Researcher of Unification Research Institute]

"It can be seen that the primary threshold condition is that we can contact each other only if we send a message to publicly inform that the policy has been changed…′′

North Korea plans to finalize a plan to build a large-scale tourism and cultural district in various areas following the Wonsangalma Coastal Tourism District at the 9th Party Congress.