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Foreign Ministry wasn’t notified of visit by high-ranking North Korean official (2012/10/17)
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Foreign Ministry wasn’t notified of visit by high-ranking North Korean official (2012/10/17)

North Korea’s Deputy Tourism Minister, Jo Sung-gyu, arrived on Sunday to discuss chartered flights and other travel excursions to North Korea. But Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry only learned about his visit by watching TV, sparking a major controversy. Foreign Minister David Lin responded.

David Lin
Foreign Minister
Our Singapore (embassy) knew, and of course we all knew that he is responsible for tourism. And this is not the first time he came. He got his visa in Singapore, and they didn’t report back to us in time.

The minister refused to directly answer questions. While Taiwan and North Korea have no official contact, North Korean officials can visit Taiwan on tourist visas. This began as early as 1990 when Taiwan had both tours and chartered flights to North Korea.

KMT Legislator Lin Yu-fang said Jo Sung-gyu’s visit to Taiwan to promote tourism could be beneficial. Lin wants to see more travel between the two countries.

Lin Yu-fang
KMT Legislator
Mainland Chinese can travel to and from North Korea, why can’t we? And this was an important official. The deputy tourism minister. It’s not bad if his visit means more Taiwanese tourists can visit North Korea. And if North Korean tourists are willing to come here, we should welcome them.

North Korea has a new leader. Jo’s visit signals the potential for closer ties with Taiwan.
 
     
     
 
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北朝官員來

北朝鮮國家觀光總局副局長趙成奎，上禮拜來台和旅行社業者商談包機直航的觀光事宜，但卻傳出外交部看電視才知道，引發爭議！外交部長林永樂做出回應。

[[外交部長 林永樂]]
“我們新加坡(外館)都知道當然知道，事實上大家都知道，他是負責觀光的一個同仁，他以前也來過，他不是第一次來，他是在新加坡辦的簽證，他有通報，只是時間上大概沒有抓得很緊’

外交部長不肯直接回應。根據民視的了解，台灣和北朝鮮雖沒有官方往來，但北朝鮮官員可以透過觀光簽證來台，甚至早在1990年，台灣就曾有觀光團包機前往北朝鮮。

國民黨立委林郁方表示，如果趙成奎的到訪， 能多讓台灣和北韓的旅客互相來往觀光, 這並不是一件壞事。

[[國民黨立委 林郁方]]
“中國大陸可以跟北韓來往 為什麼我們不可以跟北韓來往呢 而且這主要是觀光局的副局長嘛 如果因為他來訪 可以多讓台灣的旅客到北韓去觀光 不是壞事 而且如果北韓人也願意到台灣觀光 我們也應該歡迎”

兩地的觀光交流，再度因為北朝鮮高階官員來台，成為焦點！
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