STATEMENT OF THE STAFFORDSHIRE BRANCH OF THE UK KFA"ON THE TRAVEL BAN FOR US CITIZENS TO THE DPRK"

STATEMENT OF THE STAFFORDSHIRE BRANCH OF THE UK KFA"ON THE TRAVEL BAN FOR US CITIZENS TO THE DPRK"

The Staffordshire branch of the Korean Friendship Association totally condemns any sort of travel ban for US citizens to the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, as a retrograde and counter-productive move. At a time, when tourism and cultural exchange is increasing between countries, the Trump Administration is putting a barrier on people to people contacts.
Using the case of Otto Warmbier, as a pretext, the US is attempting to isolate the DPRK on the international arena. The DPRK is infact not alone, but admire and respected by millions of people throughout the world for its dignified defence of socialism and independence. It is the US Imperialists who are behaviouring like tyrants, denying their citizens the opportunity to see the DPRK for themselves. Are the ruling circles in Washington DC that afraid of the people of the United States knowing the reality of Juche Korea first hand by means of travel?

The banning of travel to the DPRK will impact most of all, the Korean community who reside in the United States. This punitive measure will thwart the opportunity for family reunions and travel for the overseas Koreans to their ancestral homeland, the DPRK. By enforcing this travel ban, the Trump Administration is acting in a racist and cruel manner against the aspirations of the Koreans who want the chance to visit the DPRK.
The Staffordshire KFA Branch calls upon people of goodwill to oppose the travel ban on US citizens going to the DPRK. We urge progressive people to conduct vigorous campaign to halt Trump's reactionary travel ban!!