I do not see our efforts to get an agreement in the Uruguay round and this announcement today as in conflict.

Even in this new era, I don't think that will ever change.

North Korea must understand our intentions.

It is essential that we put this relationship on a footing of mutual respect and mutual responsibility.

The economic success of South Korea and the prospect that North Korea might one day have a cultural unity again and an economic success must be the greatest carrot of all.

The framework presents the rules of the game, not the game.

I think that many of those acts discriminatory against Russia that date back to the cold war period will be removed from the books of Congress in this year.

The struggle for freedom and democracy and opportunity is, indeed, a marathon.

Now we're doing that, and we can ask the other nations to play their part as well.

Forty-three years ago America and the Republic of Korea joined forces to preserve freedom on the peninsula.

Are there differences between our two countries and between our positions? Of course there are.

As I have said to the American people from the very beginning, an investment in Russia's future is good for the American people as well as good for the Russian people.

We are not interested in managed trade or trade by numbers but better results from better rules of trade.

It is a fair deal and an equitable deal.

Your nation's remarkable development has made Korea a model today for other nations seeking to join the ranks of the developed world.

Our country has never shied away from challenges.

We must support the nongovernmental organizations that seek to strengthen Asia's building blocks of civic society.

The best way for us to deter regional aggression, perpetuate the region's robust economic growth, and secure our own maritime and other interests is to be an active presence.