Germany urges 'restraint' from North Korea, Trump


A spokeswoman to German Chancellor Angela Merkel (pic) says North Korea is the clear provocateur but urged the US to exercise restraint. – EPA pic, August 9, 2017.

GERMANY today urged North Korea and the United States to show “restraint” after apocalyptic threats from Pyongyang and President Donald Trump in their mounting war of words.

“We are watching the increasing rhetorical escalation regarding the Korean Peninsula with the greatest concern,” foreign ministry spokesman Martin Schaefer told reporters.


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