Merkel backs tougher U.N. sanctions against N.Korea call with Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the situation on the Korean peninsula on Monday and strongly condemned Pyongyang’s ignoring of U.N. Security Council resolutions.
UPDATE: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday voiced her support for tougher U.N. sanctions against North Korea in a telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a German government spokesman said.
“There was agreement that the conflict about North Korea’s nuclear armament must be resolved peacefully,” Steffen Seibert said in a statement.
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“It was stressed that such steps contradict the principles of global non-proliferation and create a serious threat to regional peace and security,” the Kremlin said in a statement after the leaders’ telephone conversation.
“It was confirmed that the settlement of this acute crisis is possible exclusively through political and diplomatic tools, through the restart of the negotiations of all the parties involved,” the Kremlin said, adding that the leaders agreed to continue contacts on the crisis via their foreign ministers.
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