interview - Lee Myung-bak, President of South Korea

The President of South Korea has said his people and his government are prepared for any contingency on the Korean peninsular. His comments came after neighbouring North Korea test-launched several missiles, threatened the South with war, and even detonated a second nuclear device. President Lee Myung-bak came to Europe for the G8 summit; to celebrate 20 years of close ties with Poland and to put the finishing touches to a free-trade agreement between South Korea and the EU. He also had a 20 minute audience with the Pope. And in his first major european TV interview since becoming president, the man they call "The Bulldozer" also told euronews why he is giving away his personal fortune - worth 16 million euros - to help the poor.