Jimmy Carter arrives in N Korea

 

former President Jimmy Carter paid has many travel to North Korea in the past of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang as part of a push has arrived to resolve the stand-off over the country's nuclear program.

Mr Carter is known at a three-day visit to former heads of State and leaders of a group, as the oldest participate.

She hope that North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong-il meet.

The group includes former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari and former Irish President Mary Robinson.

When he left for Pyongyang, Mr Carter said that the Group also Kim Jong-il, son and heir Kim Jong-un, meet according to the AP.

But he said, he was not sure whether would happen.

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The group, which include former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Brundtland, remain in Pyongyang until Thursday before flying to South Korea.

During the visit, they should report to the parties involved in the nuclear negotiations, North Korea based present at meetings in Beijing, Pyongyang and Seoul.

Six Nations have advised for months in the stalled talks to end Pyongyang's nuclear programme.

High tensions between the two Koreas - after the sinking of a South Korean warship last year and North Korean attack in November of a South Korean border island - have hampered efforts to restart them.

Food shortages in the country are expected to be on the agenda of the talks.

According to the UN, more than six million people - a quarter of the North Korean population - are under nourished.

The former President visited North Korea was arrested most recently in August 2010 for the release of a US citizen, Aijalon Gomes, from the North for illegal entry.

But Mr. Carter, a South Korean news agency said that he had no plans, the case of another US national, Jun young-Su, to increase, which is held in the Communist State for alleged missionary work.

The oldest group was founded by former South African President Nelson Mandela four years ago.

Members believe that their unique experiences as a former leader of roten-and their independence of a country or an organization - allows them to help solve some of the most difficult problems of the world.