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(29 Oct 2000) English/Nat Madeleine Albright made history on Sunday when she arrived in Pyongyang for high level talks with North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Il. She's the first U-S Secretary of State ever to visit the country. In the past, relations between the U-S and North Korea have been grim at best. But Albright hopes her two-day visit will be the start of better relations which will in turn help to diffuse the tension in Northeast Asia for the first time in decades. North Korea's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kim Gye Guan was the first to greet Albright, and, after shaking hands with the rest of the welcome party, she made her way to a waiting limousine, stopping briefly to accept some flowers from an 8-year-old boy. The motorcade then made its way to the centre of Pyongyang. Shortly after arriving in Pyongyang, Albright visited the palace where the remains of Kim Il Sung - the man who founded the communist nation - are on display. Albright then met with Nor
