Merkel Suggests Germany Should Join North Korea Talks
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Merkel Suggests Germany Should Join North Korea Talks
Ms. Merkel said she believed that the only way to deal with North Korea’s nuclear program effectively is to come to a diplomatic solution, adding: "A new
arms race starting in the region would not be in anyone’s interests." North Korea has always said that its nuclear weapons program is not negotiable.
Trump said that Europe and especially Germany should be prepared to play a very active part in that.
North Korea said that Iran had a nuclear program but always pretended it was not for mili
11, 2017
BRUSSELS — In what the Germans themselves are calling a "sleep campaign," Chancellor Angela Merkel, seeking a fourth term in office in elections
on Sept. 24, has moved to highlight her international status by calling for a new round of negotiations with North Korea — including Germany.
Europe should stand united in trying to bring about a diplomatic solution and "do everything that can be done in terms of sanctions," Ms. Merkel said.
Merkel said that If we were asked to join talks, I would say yes immediately,
Already hailed by some in the era of President Trump as the main defender of the West
and its values, Ms. Merkel has stepped forward to suggest a diplomatic alternative to the aggressive language being exchanged between Washington and North Korea.
In the end, the Iran talks became predominantly a negotiation between the United States and Iran.
Ms. Merkel said she believed that the only way to deal with North Korea’s nuclear program effectively is to come to a diplomatic solution, adding: "A new
arms race starting in the region would not be in anyone’s interests." North Korea has always said that its nuclear weapons program is not negotiable.
Trump said that Europe and especially Germany should be prepared to play a very active part in that.
North Korea said that Iran had a nuclear program but always pretended it was not for mili
11, 2017
BRUSSELS — In what the Germans themselves are calling a "sleep campaign," Chancellor Angela Merkel, seeking a fourth term in office in elections
on Sept. 24, has moved to highlight her international status by calling for a new round of negotiations with North Korea — including Germany.
Europe should stand united in trying to bring about a diplomatic solution and "do everything that can be done in terms of sanctions," Ms. Merkel said.
Merkel said that If we were asked to join talks, I would say yes immediately,
Already hailed by some in the era of President Trump as the main defender of the West
and its values, Ms. Merkel has stepped forward to suggest a diplomatic alternative to the aggressive language being exchanged between Washington and North Korea.
In the end, the Iran talks became predominantly a negotiation between the United States and Iran.