It was a rare sight Friday in the South Korean capital: Senior North Korean envoys approached a memorial to former President Kim Dae-jung with a giant funeral bouquet bearing the name of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.
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Mr. SUN: I think this type of diplomacy is not confined to Kim Jung-il himself, because in the history of 60 years of North Korea's regime, they have been using same tactic.
Kim Dae Jung said President Kim Jong-il's recent suggestion that North Korea would curb its missile programme if the West would help it finance satellite launches should be taken seriously.
The industrial zone was a product of the first-ever inter-Korean summit meeting in 2000 between South Korean President Kim Dae-jung and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il.