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Megawati meets North Korea leader and urges peace talks
Indonesia's President Megawati Sukarnoputri, has reportedly met North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, after urging the communist state to renew dialogue with the rival South.
Indonesia's state Antara newsagency says President Megawati and Mr Kim met for one hour in the capital, Pyongyang.
Antara says no ministers in the Indonesian delegation were present and no details of the talks were given.
North Korea's central newsagency confirmed the two had met saying Mr Kim spoke with Megawati in a cordial and friendly atmosphere.
President Megawati will travel to Seoul on Saturday to discuss her Pyongyang visit with the South's President, Kim Dae-Jung.
Megawati is the first foreign leader to meet Mr Kim since North Korea was described as being part of an-axis-of-evil by U-S President George W. Bush in January.
29/03/2002 21:41:02 | ABC Radio Australia News
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