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The North Korean government, therefore, does collect revenue, in a manner which has been compared to a taxation system by international observers. However, inside North Korea the word "tax" is not used, and the term for state revenue has been variously translated as "socialist income accounting", "socialist economic management income", and in ...
The relations have been channeled since 2006 under multiple accreditation from the Spanish Embassy in Seoul and from the North Korean Embassy in Paris. North Korea opened its own embassy residing in Madrid in October 2013. [5] Spain has supported and participated in the humanitarian aid program for North Korea developed by the EU.
For example, in 1960 North Korea's population was slightly over 10 million people, while South Korea's population was almost 25 million people. Annual economic growth rates of 30% and 21% during the Three-Year Plan of 1954–1956 and the Five-Year Plan of 1957–1960, respectively, were reported.
Economic reforms in North Korea has been encouraged by China. While visiting Pyongyang in June 2019, Chinese paramount leader Xi Jinping said that Kim Jong Un had “initiated a new strategic line of economic development and improving people’s livelihoods, raising socialist construction in the country to a new high tide.” [10]
The People’s Communist Party of Spain (PCPE), an opposition party in Spain, confirmed the planned closure of the North Korean Embassy in Madrid, citing North Korean authorities.
Alejandro Cao de Benós de Les y Pérez (born 24 December 1974) is a Spanish political activist. He is a Special Representative of the Foreign Ministry of North Korea. [3] He is, according to himself, also the Special Delegate of North Korea's Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries.
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From 1994 to 1998, North Korea suffered from a famine that resulted in the deaths of between 0.24 and 3.5 million people, and the country continues to struggle with food production. [5] North Korea follows Songun, or "military-first" policy. [6]