Quotation of the day

About the proposed removal of land mines and other disarmament measures the North Korean military is as much worried as South Korea is.(Yim Hyok-Baek, professor of Korea University, on Sept.8 at a forum on security threat to be posed by the restoration of Seoul-Shineuiju rail line across the demilitarized zone. The forum was organized by the Advisory Council on Democratic and Peaceful Unification.)

With a view to encouraging Korean film and theater arts I am going to see as many local movies and dramas as possible during the Chusok(autumn full moon festival) holidays this week.(Rep. Choi Jae-Seung, chairman of National Assembly Culture-Tourism Committee, on Sept.8, when asked about his plan for the season`s consecutive red-letter days.)

The United States did what it rightly should have done.(Ex-President Kim Young-Sam on Sept. 8, commenting on the failure of North Korea`s Supreme People"s Assembly President Kim Yong-Nam to fly into the United States in protest against stringent security checks conducted by American Airlines in Germany. Kim was on his way to New York to attend the U.N. Millenium Summit.)

Koh Jin-Ha jnko@donga.com