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Sunday February 11, 6:31 PMMan believed to be N. Korean leader's son arrives in Beijing(Kyodo) _ A man believed to be Kim Jong Nam, eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, arrived in Beijing on Sunday for what he said was a personal visit."I have nothing to do with the six-party talks or some kind of financial sanctions," the man told reporters in Korean at a Beijing hotel, referring to the nuclear negotiations and the source of a feud between North Korea and the United States. "I came only for personal affairs," he added. Dressed in a cap, sunglasses and jeans, the man arrived at Beijing's international airport in the afternoon. He is believed to have flown in from Macao, where Kim is believed to spend a considerable amount of time. The man's recent stay in Macao, reported by the media, had prompted speculation it may be linked to North Korea's complaints about U.S. financial restrictions against a Macao-based bank suspected of laundering money and circulating counterfeit bills for North Korea. In the belief the man is Kim Jong Il's son, he was asked at the hotel if he plans to succeed his father as North Korea's leader. His only reply was "I have nothing to say." Speculation persists the North Korean leader will hand over power to one of his three sons. The two other sons are Kim Jong Chol and Kim Jong Un. The man's visit to Beijing came as nuclear negotiators of six countries -- North and South Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Russia -- held their fourth day of talks on Sunday, trying to reach a deal on initial steps for denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula. |
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