Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries
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The Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries is based in North Korea
(DPRK). It is responsible for organizing a wide area of cultural events and to develop international relations between the DPRK
and many countries of the world.
When North Korean officials are on state visits, even when meeting foreign statesmen, leading officials from the Committee are also present.
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
(DPRK). It is responsible for organizing a wide area of cultural events and to develop international relations between the DPRK
Foreign relations of North Korea
The foreign relations of North Korea are often tense and unpredictable. Since the Korean War armistice in 1953, the North Korean government has been largely isolationist, becoming one of the world's most authoritarian societies...
and many countries of the world.
When North Korean officials are on state visits, even when meeting foreign statesmen, leading officials from the Committee are also present.
See also
- Politics of North KoreaPolitics of North KoreaThe politics of North Korea take place within a nominally democratic multi-party system within the framework of the official state philosophy, Juche, a concept created by the founder of the North Korean state, Kim Il-sung, and his son and successor as leader, Kim Jong-il. In practice, North Korea...
- Contemporary culture of North KoreaContemporary culture of North KoreaThe contemporary culture of North Korea is based on traditional Korean culture, but developed since the establishment of North Korea in 1948....
- Korean Friendship AssociationKorean Friendship AssociationThe Korean Friendship Association , headed by Spanish citizen Alejandro Cao de Benos de Les y Pérez, is an organization working with the Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea , as well as an organ of promotion/public relations for the...
- Alejandro Cao de Benos
- North Korea Uncovered, (North Korea Google Earth) See the location of the CCRFC building location in Pyongyang's central district.