Merkel Proposes Way to Solve N Korean Escalation

© AP Photo / Martin MeissnerGerman Chancellor and chairwoman of the German Christian Democrats, CDU, Angela Merkel, points with her fingers during a visit to the convention venue prior to the 27. party convention in Cologne, Germany, Monday, Dec. 8, 2014.
German Chancellor and chairwoman of the German Christian Democrats, CDU, Angela Merkel, points with her fingers during a visit to the convention venue prior to the 27. party convention in Cologne, Germany, Monday, Dec. 8, 2014. - Sputnik International
Subscribe
The North Korean crisis should be resolved by negotiations similar to the stalled six-party talks on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The six-party talks were launched in 2003, aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear program via negotiations involving Russia, the United States, China, Japan, North Korea and South Korea. The negotiations reached a stalemate when Pyongyang withdrew from the talks in 2009 and carried out several nuclear and ballistic missile tests since then.

"I find the imposition of new sanctions [on North Korea] reasonable. I hope that the UN Security Council will continue to act unanimously. It is extremely important that the United States, Russia and China support each other in this question. And, of course, we are aimed at finding a negotiating format as it was with the six-party talks," Merkel told the Phoenix channel, as aired on the channel's Facebook page.

The chancellor reiterated her commitment to a peaceful solution of the North Korean crisis.

German National flag. (File) - Sputnik International
Military Solution to N Korean Problem to Have 'Terrible Consequences' - Berlin
Earlier in the day, the German government spokesman said that Berlin believes that a military solution to the North Korean issue "would have terrible consequences."

On Friday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the North Korean crisis could not be resolved by military means, stressing that using threats and harsh wording as a response is wrong, apparently referring to US President Donald Trump's escalation of rhetoric toward Pyongyang.

The Russian and Chinese national flags are seen on the table as Russia's President Vladimir Putin (back L) and his China's President Xi Jinping (back R) stand during a signing ceremony at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on November 9, 2014. - Sputnik International
Beijing Seconds Moscow's Call to Adopt Russia-China Plan on Korean Crisis
The tensions around North Korea have been high over the recent months and they have escalated further after the tightening of economic sanctions against North Korea by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) earlier in August in response to two recent launches of ballistic missiles by Pyongyang.

The move prompted harsh criticism from Pyongyang which subsequently vowed to use any means possible to retaliate against the United States after the UNSC approved the new US-drafted sanctions. Trump in turn, warned, that North Korea’s possible actions would be met with "fire and fury" from the United States. Following the statement, Pyongyang said it is considering an attack near the Pacific island of Guam where several US military bases were located.

On Friday, Trump said that US military solutions are "fully in place, locked and loaded" should North Korea "act unwisely." However, after a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron, who also called for a dialogue between the US and North Korea, the White House said that Washington will work with allies and partners to enforce United Nations sanctions and achieve denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula."

Newsfeed
0
To participate in the discussion
log in or register
loader
Chats
Заголовок открываемого материала