Google's executive chairman, Eric E. Schmidt has paid a visit to the isolated state of North Korea and toured a high-tech incubation center in the country.

Schmidt was accompanied by Bill Richardson, the former Governor of New Mexico. They visit a facility that was shown to be a hub of the computer industry in the country that is often described as one of the most isolated and closed nations in the world.

It is not clear as to what was the main motive of the country's government behind inviting the American business man to the country. Experts say that very few people have access to any computer, let alone access to the internet with in the country's tightly controlled borders. The two men concluded their visit on Thursday.

Some have described the visit has useless and naive while others indicate that it might be a part of the backdoor diplomacy between the US and North Korea as the two countries do not have any official communication channel yet.

Mr. Schmidt and Mr. Richardson said that the visit shows that the world has not forgotten the plight of an American person detailed in the country and try to bring the nation a bit closer to the global community.