The Korean Friendship Association (KFA, ) is a Spain- friendship association with North Korea. The KFA was established in November 2000. It claims to have official representatives in 34 countries. The KFA was designated 'North Korean state controlled media' by Facebook. Its president, Spanish citizen Alejandro Cao de Benós de Les y Pérez, is the only person paid a salary. Fees collected by the KFA are generally deposited in accounts in his name around Europe. Activities Compared with other North Korea friendship associations, the KFA is more radical. The KFA pages provide North Korean related material, including tourism tips and political essays, and it is possible to hear views from a North Korean perspective. The KFA Forum site is hosted and administered in Europe and gives links to Korean language teaching sites. The KFA denies violations of human rights in North Korea and disputes the existence of North Korean concentration camps. The objectives of the KFA are to promote the well-being of all members and to promote friendship between members of the KFA worldwide. Objectives The stated objectives of the KFA are: Show the reality of North Korea to the world. Defend the independence and socialist construction in North Korea. Learn from the culture and history of the Korean People - Work for the peaceful unification of the Korean peninsula. The KFA organizes travel delegations to North Korea. Travel is according to experts a primary motivation of membership in KFA: partakers in trips are offered privileged service. Structure The KFA is the largest friendship association with North Korea. It operates in 120 countries. There is an Official Delegate in 34 countries. The KFA is licensed by the North Korean government and is well-funded and supported. The organization is coordinated well "to a certain degree", according to NK News. The national associations under the KFA do not receive official funding and operate "as far less than consulates, just slightly more than fan clubs". They do not have many functions to support the government of North Korea: they do not support the regime monetarily and do not gather intelligence. Official Delegates are responsible for the activities in his/her country and secretaries appointed by the delegates. Above the Official Delegates, the "International Organization Committee" consisting of the President, the International Counselor and an International Organization Secretary who control and direct the activities of the KFA worldwide. President: Alejandro Cao de Benós de Les