South Korea's Unification Minister Hyun In-Taek (R) greets Kim Yang Gon, Department Director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of North Korea during a photo call before their meeting at a hotel in Seoul August 22, 2009. Senior North Korean officials sent by leader Kim Jong-il arrived in the South on Friday to mourn former President Kim Dae-jung in a move that may signal a warming of ties between the rival states. Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

South Korea's Unification Minister Hyun In-Taek (R) greets Kim Yang Gon, Department Director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of North Korea during a photo call before their meeting at a hotel in Seoul August 22, 2009. Senior North Korean officials sent by leader Kim Jong-il arrived in the South on Friday to mourn former President Kim Dae-jung in a move that may signal a warming of ties between the rival states.

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