Quotes by Lee Myung-bak

About Lee Myung-bak:

Lee Myung-bak is married to Kim Yoon-ok and has three daughters and one son. His older brother, Lee Sang-deuk, is a South Korean politician. He attends the Somang Presbyterian Church. Lee is a graduate of Korea University and received an honorary degree from Paris Diderot University on May 13, 2011.
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One of the most important reasons for North Korea continuing its nuclear ambitions is to consolidate the power to stay within the Kim Jong Il family.

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I know that throughout their history, the people of the United States defended their freedom, their liberty, their justice, and their rights - if need be - with their lives. I think their courage is so admirable.

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Fortunately, when Korea was struck by the 1997/8 financial crisis, that was a good opportunity for us to engage in fundamental reforms and strengthen our financial structure. As a result, our financial regulatory structure and regime have been very m...

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Talking about Korea, it has pretty high capital ratios at banks and maintains a good credit rating.

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Including myself, the majority of the Korean people believe in this staunch alliance between Korea and the United States and all of us hope that our traditional alliance will be further strengthened in the future.

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I think within Japan there is talk about how there is the need to reassess the future of the U.S.-Japan alliance.

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The Nuclear Security Summit was President Obama's initiative born out of his vision to leave behind a safer, more prosperous world for the future generation.

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The North Koreans have gained, or bought, a lot of time through the six-party-talks framework to pursue their own agenda.

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What we have is North Korea still pursuing path to a nuclear weapon state. So the majority of people's trust in North Korea has gone down considerably.

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Yes, I don't believe that the inter-Korean relationship has, quote, 'deteriorated' since I assumed office. Rather I believe that the relationship between the two Koreas is entering into a new phase - a time of transition. And so I think that the Nort...

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Korea is an open society and we will make sure that there is no restriction on foreign investment in Korea.

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If we are to assume that North Korea becomes a nuclear-power state, of course the danger of having an all-out nuclear war, that possibility is very slim.

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When the Korean economy was just trying to get back on its feet after the war, having parks was a luxury.

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Author Bio

  • NameLee Myung-bak
  • Descriptionthe 10th President of South Korea.
  • BornDecember 19, 1941
  • CountrySouth Korea
  • ProfessionPolitician
  • AwardsRoyal Order Of The Seraphim