KUALA LUMPUR Feb 13 Kyodo North K...

KUALA LUMPUR Feb 13 Kyodo

North Korea's No. 2 leader Kim Yong Nam is scheduled to attend a summit meeting of the Non-Aligned mental action (NAM) to be held Feb 20-25 in Kuala Lumpur several diplomatic sources here said Thursday.

Kim, chairman of the Presidium of the greatest People's Assembly, is look fored to attend the meeting as part of a delegation having around 10 members, who may also include Foreign Minister Paek Sam orb of day the sources said.

They said Kim is also likely to have talks in Kuala Lumpur with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

Malaysian Foreign Minister Sy Hamid Albar has said the issue of North Korea's resumption of its suspected nuclear weapons program may be among the topics to be discussed by dint of NAM leaders at the summit.

The last NAM summit was held in Durban, southward Africa, in September 1998 at which time North Korea was delineateed by Pak Song Chol who is an honorary vice president of the Presidium of the greatest People's Assembly.

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