&lt;div class=&#34;meta &#34;&gt;&lt;span class=&#34;caption-text &#34;&gt;In this photo released by Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, center front, poses with staff of Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang, North Korea, Sunday, March 4, 2007. Kim Jong Il visited the embassy, an indication of the North&#38;#39;s efforts to mend ties with its main ally that frayed over Pyongyang&#38;#39;s missile launches and nuclear test last year. &#38;#40;AP Photo&#38;#47;Korean Central News Agency&#38;#41; ** SOUTH KOREA OUT ** &#40;AP Photo&#38;#47;  TT**TOK**&#41;&lt;&#47;span&gt;&lt;&#47;div&gt;