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SEOUL : Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was admitted to hospital in the South Korean capital Seoul on Saturday with what an official called a minor stomach problem.
Kissinger, 86, came to Seoul on Wednesday to speak at a security forum and met President Lee Myung-Bak on Friday.
He was admitted to Severance Hospital in the north of the city in the morning after complaining of stomach pain, a hospital spokesman told AFP.
"It was nothing really serious and he has almost fully recovered from the discomfort," the spokesman said. "I think he will be discharged tomorrow."
US embassy spokesman Aaron Tarver said he understood Kissinger was admitted with stomach flu and is recovering.
Kissinger was secretary of state during the Nixon and Ford administrations. He had originally been due to leave Seoul on Saturday.
- AFP /ls
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