Kim and the North Korean leader Kim Jong Il held a historic summit in the North Korean capital Pyongyang in June.
When it was announced two months ago, the summit between South Korean President Kim Dae Jung and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il drew much skepticism.
Kim Jong Il, the North Korean leader, has published an open letter calling for better relations with the South.
Finally, the last few days was a mad scramble for information by U.S., South Korean, Japanese and European governments and intelligence services for clues to the passing of Kim Jong-il, the North Korean leader.
Kim's policy of detente culminated when he met North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in June 2000, becoming the first South Korean leader to do so since the Korean War unofficially ended in 1953.
The watershed moment of Kim's presidency came in June 2000 when he met North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, grasping hands and beaming.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has accepted an invitation to visit Beijing later this year.
Seriously complicating matters is the health of ailing North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.
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Observers are cautiously optimistic that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is plotting the former course, if only out of necessity.
The announcement of the agreement followed a weekend meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and Hyundai chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun.
In the words of one U.S. official, "You just never know what this guy wants, " referring to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.
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In addition, former President Bill Clinton brought back valuable information about North Korean leader Kim Jong Il from his mission to help two imprisoned American journalists return home, Obama told King.
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By gaining a clear psychological profile of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and insight into the inner workings of the Pyongyang regime, Seoul and Washington hope to be better prepared when dealing with the North.
Rice also spoke to Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan, who met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il in Pyongyang Thursday.
The idea was to pressure North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, and his inner circle, who reportedly have a penchant for such luxury goods.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il reportedly had a stroke, and some observers have said he may not be fully in charge of the country.
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Leftist critics of President Bush's "aggressive" policy towards North Korea blanched when he had the temerity to declare that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il operated concentration camps.
Several analysts said the test could be an effort to improve Pyongyang's bargaining position or a sign of a power struggle within North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il's government.
Carrying an urn emblazoned with the image of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, he began scattering the ashes on the red carpet, claiming this to be the dying wish of the leader - who, incidentally, had portrayed himself as a film buff.
Kim Jong Il's secretive visit to Shanghai this week, the North Korean leader's second factory-tour to China in eight months, suggests he is starting to understand how much North Korea has to learn.
In the restaurant of the Tumen River Hotel, the North Korean waitresses sport badges with the likeness of their leader Kim Jong Il.
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