Péchalat said she felt welcome though clearly under surveillance and that performing in North Korea was unlike performing anywhere else.
A spokesman for the South Korean president's Millennium Democratic Party said the message was "most welcome, though overdue".
Foreigners are welcome, though, at plenty of cheap, local places like the oddly named Stars and Bucks Cafe, which overlooks Al Manara Square, in the city center.
Another diagnostic tool would be welcome, though, because current diagnoses often depend on self-reporting, which can be unreliable.But Dr Yamamoto's result is not merely of practical significance.
So – welcome though it is - I wasn't really ready for it to become a success.
Laughs are welcome, though.
Hegarty's between-song chatter is welcome, though.
It was a welcome though modest recognition.
This was welcome, though not perhaps the stuff of transformation.
Almost any topic, from beauty to gardening to pets, is welcome, though pornography is prohibited.
Welcome though this change of heart was, it was too little and came far too late.
