FULL COVERAGE: The death of Kim Jong Il

The exchange was brief, less than a minute, and marked the first time that the younger Kim met with any South Koreans since his father died.While the South Korean government has banned all public expressions of sorrow over Kim’s death, Seoul officials allowed the women to make a private visit because North Korea had sent separate condolence delegations to Seoul after the deaths of Chung Mong-hun, Hyun's late husband and former Hyundai Group chairman in 2003 and Kim Dae-jung in 2009. UGG Argyle Knit Boots In 2000, Kim Dae-jung held a landmark summit with Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang while Chung pushed for joint venture economic projects with North Korea. Kim Dae-jung later won the Nobel Peace Prize for his gesture toward a cessation of hostilities with the North Koreans.That peace attempt eventually failed. But residents of both sides of the demilitarized zone hope this albeit brief meeting may hold the charm.