PYONGYANG, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Kim Jong-il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Wednesday received a personal letter from U.S. president George. W. Bush, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Thursday.

    The report did not release any details of the letter.

    The letter was conveyed to DPRK Foreign Minister Pak Ui-chun Wednesday by Christopher Hill, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, said the KCNA.

    Hill, also chief U.S. nuclear envoy, paid a visit to the DPRK from Monday to Wednesday.