Asia-Pacfic North's Kim Jong-un meets S Korea delegates
Monday, 26 December 2011 11:40
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The heads of two South Korean delegations have met North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un during a visit to Pyongyang to pay respects to his late father Kim Jong-Il, Seoul's unification ministry said.
A spokesman said on Monday that Lee Hee-Ho, widow of late South Korean president Kim Dae-Jung, and Hyundai Group chairwoman Hyun Jung-Eun paid respects to the late leader at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace and expressed condolences to Jong-un.
"I hope that our visit to the North will help improve South-North relations," Lee said before she crossed the border.
Kim Dae-jung and Kim Jong-il held the first-ever inter-Korea summit in 2000 and Hyundai pioneered cross-border business projects.
Hyun, 56, had met Kim several times in the past.
The delegates held a lunch meeting with unidentified officials in Pyongyang later on Monday before paying last respects to Jong-il, according to the South's unification ministry, which handles inter-Korean affairs.
The delegates were scheduled to return home on Tuesday, before the state funeral on Wednesday.
Kim Jong-il died of a heart attack on December 17 at the age of 69.
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