Last month he named Hyun In-taek, the architect of his tougher strategy towards North Korea, to run the unification ministry, which traditionally conciliates the North.

• 上月，他提名玄仁泽担任主要负责协调与北韩关系的统一部长官。玄仁泽是李明博对北韩强硬政策的设计师之一。