Kim Jong Il meets Chinese official
Pyongyang, Jan 23 North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, who is reported to be ill, met a senior Chinese official here Friday, officials said.Wang Jiarui, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Thursday met Kim Yong II, the North Korean prime minister.
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said he may meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-il this year to discuss the nuclear dispute and peninsular peace.