Moon Jae-in

I will be president for all South Koreans.

I am well aware of the concern and fear of the Chinese about the THAAD deployment.

I will engage in sincere negotiations with the United States and China to find a solution to the THAAD problem.

I will become a clean president. I will become a president who can retire home as an ordinary citizen and is welcomed by neighbors.

We will prevent war, whatever it takes.

No one shall take a military action on the Korean Peninsula without South Korean consent.

One of the biggest problems with this THAAD deployment decision was that it lacked democratic procedure, and it has resulted in a wide division of the nation and aggravated foreign relations.

I believe President Trump is more reasonable than he is generally perceived. President Trump uses strong rhetoric toward North Korea, but during the election campaign, he also said he could talk over a burger with Kim Jong-un. I am for that kind of pragmatic approach to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue.

South Korea was able to build its national security thanks to the U.S., and the two nations will work together on the North Korean nuclear issue. However, I believe we need to be able to take the lead on matters in the Korean Peninsula as the country directly involved.

South Korea and the U.S. share common interests with regard to the North Korean nuclear issue, so I promise that South Korea will fully consult with the U.S. on the deployment of THAAD.

I do not agree that South Korea needs to develop our own nuclear weapons or relocate tactical nuclear weapons in the face of North Korea's nuclear threat.

To respond to North Korea by having our own nuclear weapons will not maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula and could lead to a nuclear arms race in Northeast Asia.

For Korea, ASEAN has undoubtedly been a special and valued friend.

I will be a president that can share a glass of soju with the public after work.

There will be no war repeated on the Korean Peninsula.

My goal is to resolve the North Korean nuclear problem and solidify peace during my term.

We must embrace the North Korean people as part of the Korean nation, and to do that, whether we like it or not, we must recognize Kim Jong-un as their ruler and as our dialogue partner.

If necessary, we will have to strengthen sanctions even further, but the goal of sanctions must be to bring North Korea back to the negotiating table.

I do not see it as desirable for South Korea to take the back seat and watch discussions between the U.S. and China.

I could sit down with Kim Jong-un, but I will not meet him for the sake of meeting him. I will meet Kim Jong-un when preconditions of resolving the nuclear issue are assured.

The relationship with China has become more important, not only in terms of economic cooperation but also for strategic cooperation for the peaceful resolution of the North Korean nuclear issue. That is why I am pursuing a balanced diplomacy with the U.S. as well as China.

My best quality is that I am persistent. My worst is that I am no fun.

I'll always be on the move for peace in the Korean peninsula. If necessary, I will fly straight to Washington. I will go to Beijing and Tokyo and, if the conditions allow, to Pyongyang as well.

I will strengthen the South Korea-U.S. alliance.

The North and South were one people sharing one language and one culture for about 5,000 years. Ultimately, we should reunite.