#koreans

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 North Koreans are trying to see what they can build with this, with my new administration. ↗

— Lee Myung-bak

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The format's better because it gives us a much stronger hand to play when going to the North Koreans unified, with our allies and partners in the region, all of us saying the same thing: telling them their current course is unacceptable. ↗

— Mitchell Reiss

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I have had a great deal of interaction with Koreans and feel a fairly strong bond with Korea. ↗

— Joichi Ito

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To Koreans on the other side, we care about your freedom. ↗

— Kim Y. Sam

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South Koreans who have seen and praised the mass games should remember the hardship of tearful children. Teachers drive them hard with curses and orders to repeat and repeat. When the children return home in the evening, they can hardly walk. ↗

— Kim Il-sung

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Again, I think we have much greater diplomatic weight by having all of us sit on the same side of the table wanting the same thing, and putting it to the North Koreans. ↗

— Mitchell Reiss

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We are hopeful that the North Koreans can show a little bit more realism, a little bit more flexibility. ↗

— Mitchell Reiss

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