Abbreviation | KFA |
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Formation | November 2000 |
Purpose | Official government cultural liaison agency for North Korea |
Location |
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Region served | World |
Membership | 17,000[1] |
Official language | English |
President | Alejandro Cao de Benós de Les y Pérez |
Affiliations | Government of North Korea World Anti-Imperialist Platform[2] (Belgian branch) |
Remarks | Hymn: Song of National Defense[3] |
The Korean Friendship Association (KFA, Spanish: Asociación de Amistad con Corea; Korean: 조선과의 친선협회) is a Spain-based friendship association with North Korea. The KFA was established in November 2000.[4] It operates in 120 countries and has an Official Delegate in 34 countries.
Its president, Spanish citizen Alejandro Cao de Benós de Les y Pérez, is the only person paid a salary. Fees collected by the KFA are generally deposited in accounts in his name around Europe.[5]
UK KFA is part of the worldwide Korean Friendship Association which has over 17,000 members worldwide with new members joining all the time. We are the genuine pro-DPRK solidarity organisation that defends the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the land of Juche!access-date=July 20, 2023