Merkel Suggests Germany Should Join North Korea Talks<br />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<br />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.<br />Trump said that Europe and especially Germany should be prepared to play a very active part in that.<br />North Korea said that Iran had a nuclear program but always pretended it was not for mili<br />11, 2017<br />BRUSSELS — In what the Germans themselves are calling a "sleep campaign," Chancellor Angela Merkel, seeking a fourth term in office in elections<br />on Sept. 24, has moved to highlight her international status by calling for a new round of negotiations with North Korea — including Germany.<br />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.<br />Merkel said that If we were asked to join talks, I would say yes immediately,<br />Already hailed by some in the era of President Trump as the main defender of the West<br />and its values, Ms. Merkel has stepped forward to suggest a diplomatic alternative to the aggressive language being exchanged between Washington and North Korea.<br />In the end, the Iran talks became predominantly a negotiation between the United States and Iran.
