North Korea’s Kim sends message to South Korea’s chief

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An official says a high-level delegation from North Korea has delivered a message from leader Kim Jong Il to South Korea’s president.

Presidential spokesman Lee Dong-kwan says the delegation conveyed Kim’s message on progress on inter-Korean cooperation when they met the South’s leader Lee Myung-bak today.

The spokesman didn’t provide details of Kim’s message.

The North dispatched the delegation to pay respects after the death of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung.

Relations between the Koreas have been largely frozen since Lee took office last year with a tougher line on the North. However, there have been increasing signs of warming ties between the rival countries this month.