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Surcorea delegation visit North Korean leader
posted on: Dec 27 2011 8:51 by RDugey. Viewed 13 times.
A South Korean delegation who were on their own to Pyongyang was received yesterday Monday by the son and heir of the late leader Kim Jong Il. Kim Jong Un has appeared several times on State television since it was announced the death of his father a week ago.
His surprise meeting with the South Koreans could be intended to push Korea of the South to look for cooperation projects with the North, that it urgently needs aid, said analysts.
Koreans gave their condolences at the Kumsusan Palace, where Kim Jong Il dead lies exposed and there met with Kim Jong Un, reported the unification Ministry in Seoul through a press release.
The delegation was led by the widow of the former Korean President Kim Dae-jung - who orchestrated a policy to improve relations with North Korea and held a Summit with Kim Jong Il in 2000, and the Chairperson of the group directory u000aindustrial Hyundai, whose late husband had ties with the North.
AP in North Korea shots showed the group being greeted by North Korean authorities during a visit to an industrial park in Kaesong border village.
Pyongyang sent delegations to Seoul when the spouses of both women were killed. North Korea also identified yesterday to the son of Kim Jong Il as head of a governing body of the party, a post that gives him authority over political affairs.
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