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Article: North Korea says US President Bush sent personal letter to its leader

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U.S. President George W. Bush sent a "personal" letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, the Communist country's official news agency said Thursday, although it did not reveal its contents.

Japan's Kyodo News agency said U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill confirmed having delivered the letter to North Korea during his visit to the country earlier this week.

Hill said Bush also sent letters to the other countries involved in the talks on North Korea's nuclear program _ Russia, China, South Korea and Japan _ Kyodo reported from Beijing.

The North's Korean Central News Agency said Hill handed what it described as a "personal letter" from Bush to North ...

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