National partition is a sorrow that touches all Koreans, but for me it is brought to the fore by unimaginable personal suffering.
I have no family to take care of.
I will keep the promise I made to you to open a new era on the Korean peninsula, based on strong security and trust-based diplomacy.
I couldn't stand back and watch the strong economy that my father envisioned go to ruins.
We need fundamental change. In the past, national development led to people's happiness but now the link between national growth and improvement in people's lives has been severed.
I will try to work for greater reconciliation, cooperation and peace in North East Asia based on correct perception of history.
I will revive the legend of the economic miracle, making the country a place where people have no worry about living and young people merrily go to work.
