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.

My father's biggest achievement was to motivate the South Korean people, to show them we could become prosperous if we worked hard. He taught me to love my country, and serve my country.

I understand that the end does not justify the means. And this should be a lasting value for democracy.

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 will open an era of grand national unity.

I will try to work for greater reconciliation, cooperation and peace in North East Asia based on correct perception of history.

National partition is a sorrow that touches all Koreans, but for me it is brought to the fore by unimaginable personal suffering.