The North Korea crisis. Calls for calm and restraint from countries all over the world
As North Korea said it is considering plans for a missile strike on the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, countries from all over the world are calling for calm and responsible action.
President Donald Trump told the North that any threat to the United States would be met with “fire and fury,” prompting the country to react and say it’s considering a missile strike on the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam.
Germany urges China, Russia to rein in North Korea
Germany on Wednesday called on China and Russia to dissuade Pyongyang from pursuing policies that would lead to a military escalation on the Korean peninsula.
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“The goal of the German government is to avoid a further military escalation and to settle the conflict in the North Pacific peacefully,” said government spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer.
“China and Russia have a special responsibility to do everything they can to dissuade North Korea from a path of escalation,” she added.
China urges calm over North Korea
China calls on all parties to avoid any words or actions that might escalate the situation and make even greater efforts to resolve the issue via talks, the ministry said in a statement sent to Reuters.
France calls on all sides to de-escalate North Korea situation
France called on all the concerned parties to act responsibly and de-escalate the situation regarding North Korea.
“We call on all sides to act responsibly,” government spokesman Christophe Castaner told reporters at a news briefing on Wednesday, adding that France was “preoccpied” by the situation.
Tillerson: Trump tough talk aims to send message to North Korea
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump was trying to send a strong message to North Korea when he said it would face “fire and fury” if it threatened the United States.
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Speaking to reporters before landing in Guam, a U.S.-held Pacific island that Pyongyang threatened to strike, Tillerson said North Korea’s rhetoric had ratcheted up in the face of international opposition to its nuclear program.
“So I think the president, what the president is doing is sending a strong message to North Korea in language that Kim Jong Un would understand, because he doesn’t seem to understand diplomatic language,” Tillerson said.
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