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 will engage in sincere negotiations with the United States and China to find a solution to the THAAD problem.
No one shall take a military action on the Korean Peninsula without South Korean consent.
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.
I will strengthen the South Korea-U.S. alliance.
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.
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 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.
I will be president for all South Koreans.
Whenever democracy has fallen into a crisis, the Korean people have sprung up in rage.
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 will be the proud president of a proud nation.
We must work to make the South-North Korea dialogue lead to talks between the United States and North Korea. Only then can we peacefully resolve the North Korean nuclear issue.
The North and South were one people sharing one language and one culture for about 5,000 years. Ultimately, we should reunite.
My father fled from the North, hating communism.
I myself hate the communist North Korean system. That doesn't mean I should let the people in the North suffer under an oppressive regime.
Kim Jong-un is not a rational person.
I am well aware of the concern and fear of the Chinese about the THAAD deployment.
The alliance with the United States is and will always be the foundation of our diplomacy and national security.
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.
