I couldn't stand back and watch the strong economy that my father envisioned go to ruins.

I have no family to take care of.

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

I will never forget the will of the people who believed in me wherever I went during the election campaign.

I have no child to inherit my properties. You, the people, are my only family, and to make you happy is the reason I do politics.

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