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Canada and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea or North Korea arrange very little trade due to Canada's current strong support of US foreign policy directions in the Asia Pacific and Canada's perspective that DPR Korea plays a destabilizing role in the region. Although diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in February 2001, they were suspended in May 2010, and there have been no official embassies built in the two nations. Activities between the two are restricted to humanitarian aid only. Travel and commerce with North Korea is discouraged. Nevertheless, Canadians are still able to contact the British embassy in Pyongyang if they want to visit DPR Korea. Canada is represented by The Canadian Ambassador resident in Seoul, and North Korea is represented through their permanent representative to the UN in New York. According to a 2013 BBC World Service Poll, only 7% of Canadians view North Korea's influence positively, with 79% expressing a negative view.〔(2013 World Service Poll ) ''BBC''〕 ==History== Contact between Canada and Korea dates back to the 19th century when Canadians were among the first Westerners to arrive on the Korean peninsula. Most of them were Christian missionaries, though they branched out into other fields of work. Reverend James S. Gale created the Korean-English Dictionary which became the first and most essential tool for the scholarly study of Korea in the West. His translation of the Bible into Korean constituted the foundation of Korean Christianity. Another Canadian, Dr. Oliver R. Avison, was the personal physician to King Kojong and is considered the founder of modern medical knowledge in Korea. Official contact began in 1947 when Canada participated in the United Nations Commission overseeing election in Korea. Canada formally recognized the Republic of Korea in 1949. When the war broke out between North and South Korea in 1950, Canada sent 26,971 military personnel to Korea as part of United Nations Command, the third largest contingent behind the United States and the United Kingdom; 516 Canadians died in the war. As of 25 May 2010, Canada suspended diplomatic relations with North Korea over its alleged role in the sinking of ROKS Cheonan.〔http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/05/25/north-korea-ship-retaliation.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Canada–North Korea relations」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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