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1st LD Writethru: Widow of late S.Korean President Kim Dae-jung leaves DPRK after four-day visit

Xinhua, August 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

Lee Hee-ho, widow of late South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, left Pyongyang Saturday after her four-day visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

During her stay, the 93-year-old, along with her 18-member entourage, visited a children's hospital, a maternity home and an orphanage in Pyongyang.

There has been no report on whether DPRK leaders met with the former South Korean first lady.

The trip was Lee's third to the DPRK. She last visited Pyongyang in December 2011 to attend the funeral of late top DPRK leader Kim Jong Il, father of current leader Kim Jong Un. Endi