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Ferry could link Russian Far East to North Korea’s Wonsan Kalma resort: Envoy

Russian ambassador says two sides are working out logistics for tourists to visit beach resort set to open next month

North Korea and Russia may launch a “comfortable sea ferry” from Vladivostok to the massive Wonsan Kalma resort slated to open in June, Moscow’s top envoy said in a recent interview.

The two sides are currently “working out” the logistics for Russian tourists willing to visit the long-delayed resort area on North Korea’s east coast, Alexander Matsegora told the Russian newspaper Izvestia, suggesting that a ferry could be another transportation option in addition to direct flights.

The boat could theoretically “take tourists from the capital of Primorsky Krai to the center of the Korean beach in 10-15 hours,” he