Foreign Tourists Are Prohibited From Entering Kim Jong Un's Favorite Beach Resort After Being Visited By The Russian Foreign Minister

North Korean President Kim Jong Un's favorite tourism project is Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area. (doc. KCNA)

JAKARTA - The magnificent resort area on the east coast of North Korea (North Korea), which is the leader Kim Jong Un's favorite tourism project, is prohibited from visiting foreign tourists.

Even though the resort, named Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area, was only launched and widely opened to the public earlier this month.

"For the time being foreign tourists have not been accepted [containing Wonsan," North Korea's National Tourism Administration wrote on its official website this week without providing further details, Friday, July 18, quoted from AP.

The ban was published shortly from Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's visit to Wonsan last week. During his visit, Kim had said he fully supported Russia unconditionally in the war against Ukraine.

In addition, in Wonsan, Lavrov also praised the beach resort area.

Lavrov said the tourism project would become a new popular destination among local tourists and those from Russia.

Dubbed "North Korea's Waikiki" by South Korean media, Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area is filled with high-level hotels, water parks, and is expected to accommodate nearly 20,000 visitors.

State media also briefly reported that a group of Russian tourists would fill the tourist area in the coming months.