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Sickly Dour Kim Jong-il at the Summit Kimg Jong-il at the first inter-Korean summit on 2000 (left) and at the second summit on Oct. 2, 2007 (right) Kim Jong-il at the welcoming ceremony for S. Korean President Roh Moo-hyun in the afternoon of Oct. 2(From JoongAng Ilbo)

/begin my translation 'Roh Moo-hyun, Kim Jong-il, and Putin are after 2007 Nobel Peace Prize' Anatoli Lee, former Presidential Adviser on Far East Affairs for Gorbachev and Yeltsin, reveals (the plan) (2nd) inter-Korean summit scheduled between Oct. 2nd and 4th is hatched from the project to secure Nobel Peace Prize for leaders of both Koreas and Russia, according to a rather detailed testimony (we obtained.) The October issue of "Wolgan Joongang"(a major S. Korean news magazine) due to be out in Sept. 18 reports, "The summit is the result of 'N-project' in which high-level figures from three countries participated,...

‘Kim Jong-il May Make Return Visit to Jeju in Oct.’ By Kim Sue-young Staff Reporter Rep. Rhee Q-taek of the conservative Grand National Party (GNP) said Friday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-il may visit Jeju Island in late October to reciprocate President Roh Moo-hyun's visit to Pyongyang for a summit from Aug. 28-30. Rhee, 65, claimed that the third inter-Korean summit could affect the December presidential election in the South. The government, however, denied the rumor the four-term lawmaker made. ``Rumors have it that Kim would meet with President Roh Moo-hyun in the South's Jeju Island after holding the...