Lee Hee-ho (C, front), the widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, waves at Seoul's Gimpo airport, in South Korea, on 05 August 2015, before she embarks on a four-day trip to North Korea. Her visit is in the spotlight on hopes that it may help ease tension on a divided peninsula as this year marks the 70th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule and the division of the two Koreas. EPA
The August 5-8 visit by Lee Hee-Ho is ostensibly humanitarian in nature but there has been much speculation about a possible meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, who personally approved the trip.
“I hope that this trip will offer a window for more dialogue, exchange and cooperation,” Lee was quoted as saying by her spokesman at a Seoul airport.
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