You know, North Korea situation is far worse than East Germany, and South Korea is weaker than West Germany.

I think a major cause of present Asian economic difficulties that mainly come from, you know, lack of market economy.

But such IMF pressure is very much helpful for me to push such a, you know, reform. So in this sense I think IMF is very much helpful for alien society.

If America would withdraw from South Korea, there could be a power struggle between such as China and Japan.

And also, we are providing, you know, a nuclear power plant in the north, two light water systems, so some 4 or 5 billion dollars we are providing to meet with North Korean requests on the condition North Korea will not produce a nuclear weapon.

American presence is, you know, the major cause of balance of power and the stability in this region.

You know, North Korea situation is far worse than East Germany, and South Korea is weaker than West Germany.