President Lee Myung-bak of the Republic of Korea left Riyadh this morning en route home after a state visit to the Kingdom during which he attended the opening ceremony of the 27th National Festival for Heritage and Culture in Janadriyah on the northern outskirts of capital Riyadh yesterday. At Riyadh airbase, he was seen off by Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh Region, Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen, Minister of Social Affairs and acting Minister of Culture and Information, Saudi ambassador to Korea Ahmed bin Younes Al-Barak, Korean ambassador to the Kingdom Kim Jong-yong, Major General Pilot Abdullatif Al-Shuraim, a representative of the royal protocol and a number of officials.