Article: NORTH KOREA: SOUTH KOREAN LEADER HEADS TO BILATERAL SUMMIT.

By Ahn Mi-Young

SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 13, 2007 (IPS/GIN) -- South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun is likely to offer cash, food and energy to North Korea during a bilateral summit in Pyongyang this month.

Even in the face of opposition at home, Roh is expected to promise funds to refurbish an aging railway system that is a drain on North Korea's logistics.

It is now seven years since Roh's mentor and predecessor in office, Kim Dae-Jung, met North Korean strongman Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang under circumstances vastly different than this second summit, which is scheduled for Aug. 28-30.

South Koreans almost uniformly welcomed the 2000 ...

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