Yun Chul-hwan, an official of Kim Dae-jung Peace Foundation, reads a statement before former first lady Lee Hee-Ho(2nd R), the widow of late South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, and Hyundai Group chairwoman Hyun Jung-eun (R) leave for Pyongyang in order to pay their respects over North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's death, at the CIQ (customs, immigration and quarantine) office, just south of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, in Paju, north of Seoul, December 26, 2011.
REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: POLITICS)