I know that throughout their history, the people of the United States defended their freedom, their liberty, their justice, and their rights – if need be – with their lives. I think their courage is so admirable. Lee Myung-bak Read Quote
The North Koreans have gained, or bought, a lot of time through the six-party-talks framework to pursue their own agenda. Lee Myung-bak Read Quote
What we have is North Korea still pursuing path to a nuclear weapon state. So the majority of people’s trust in North Korea has gone down considerably. Lee Myung-bak Read Quote
With the lessons taken from the financial crisis in 1997, the Republic of Korea has been able to surmount the global economic crisis rather successfully. Lee Myung-bak Read Quote
Well when I was young, actually not just me, but we were all poor. Korea used to be one of the poorest countries in the world. Despite such circumstances, I was very, very fortunate to be blessed with having parents who always instilled in a spirit of can-do spirit. Lee Myung-bak Read Quote
Fiscal crises often turn into financial crises, dealing a blow to the real economy. Lee Myung-bak Read Quote
My wife, well she has extensive experience, because before becoming the first lady, she was the wife of the CEO of a large conglomerate. So I have very high hopes that she will carry out her job successfully as first lady of the Republic of Korea. Lee Myung-bak Read Quote
Including myself, the majority of the Korean people believe in this staunch alliance between Korea and the United States and all of us hope that our traditional alliance will be further strengthened in the future. Lee Myung-bak Read Quote
Yes, I don’t believe that the inter-Korean relationship has, quote, ‘deteriorated’ since I assumed office. Rather I believe that the relationship between the two Koreas is entering into a new phase – a time of transition. And so I think that the North Koreans are trying to see what they can build with this, with my new administration. Lee Myung-bak Read Quote
