We can't afford to lose all that we've built from the ashes of the Korean War.

Creating a structure for mutual prosperity requires lowering regional and transnational barriers to facilitate the flow of goods and promote people-to-people interactions.

When peaceful reunification comes, the first thing I want to do is to take my 90-year-old mother and go to her home town.

The alliance with the United States is and will always be the foundation of our diplomacy and national security.

When I drink a little, I sometimes recall my old days. Then I ask myself, 'What does Roh Moo-hyun mean in my life?' He really defined my life. My life would have changed a lot if I didn't meet him. So he is my destiny.

I was thinking I wanted to finish my life there in Hungnam doing pro bono service.