Alejandro Cao de Benós, a representative from North Korea’s Foreign Ministry, listens to a question after a speech he gave on North Korea in Bilbao, Spain. Mr. Cao de Benós has been embarking on a series of appearances in Europe to boost support for the North Korean regime. Zach Campbell
North Korea's Public Relations Man Is A Spaniard With A Tough Job -- Zach Campbell, Christian Science Monitor
Meet Alejandro Cao de Benós, the only non-Korean employee of North Korea’s foreign ministry. The Spaniard is taking the PR message of North Korea's greatness across Europe.
While news reports, defectors, and human rights organizations are in close agreement on the harsh evidence of poverty, famine, and torture in secretive North Korea, Alejandro Cao de Benós paints a very different picture.
The representative from North Korea’s Foreign Ministry describes a country devoid of hunger, poverty, and political repression. Every citizen receives their housing, salary, and plentiful sacks of rice directly from the government, he says, pointing to photos of smiling children and sharply-dressed adults – ice skating, on smartphones, and enjoying rides at amusement parks as proof of prosperity.
In North Korea people wouldn't ever want to leave the country, he says, even if they could.
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My Comment: I look forward to the day when I see people like him imprisoned at the Hague and charged for crimes against humanity.