War Talk Contrasts with Call to Tourists: Kim is said to have told one such meeting, “War will definitely not break out on the Korean Peninsula so don’t worry.”

By Lee Sang Yong [2013-03-28 20:47 ] http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk00100&num=10447

Despite all Pyongyang’s provocative rhetoric, North Korea is working hard behind the scenes at the same time to try and generate greater tourist revenue. According to a diplomatic source, North Korea recently dispatched Kim Do Jun, the director of the country’s tourism bureau, to China, where he visited both Beijing and Xian and urged tour operators and tourism officials there to encourage more Chinese civilians to take North Korea tours. Asked about the safety of tours to the North, “War will definitely not break out on the Korean Peninsula so don’t worry.”