Kim Jong-Il to visit Seoul in May: Yomiuri

South and North Korea are finalizing details for a visit to Seoul in May by North Korean Defense Commission Chairman Kim Jong-Il, Japan`s Yomiuri Shimbun reported Wednesday, quoting sources in Seoul and Washington.

The sources said that the timing of the visit was disclosed by a high-ranking South Korean government official, the Japanese daily added. Kim is scheduled to visit Moscow in April.

Lee Young-Ee yes202@donga.com