South Korea's Economy Is Still Difficult. I

National Partition Is A Sorrow That Touches All Koreans, But For Me It Is Brought To The Fore By Unimaginable Personal Suffering.

This Year Marks 20 Years Since The Rwandan Genocide -- The World's Greatest Humanitarian Tragedy Of The Late 20th Century. The International Community Had Pledged 'never Again' In The Aftermath Of The Genocide In The Former Yugoslavia And Rwanda In The 1990s. Yet, We Are Witnessing Today A Different Type Of Humanitarian Disaster Unfolding In Syria And Iraq.

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 Understand That The End Does Not Justify The Means. And This Should Be A Lasting Value For Democracy.